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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · 26d

⚠️ Certification & personalized support aren’t available yet.
But you can still connect with peers + join discussions through our Google Group:
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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · 26d

👩🏽‍💻 Want to follow along with the current cohort? Use the course overview to guide your learning:
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Epiverse Epidemiological Data Science Training for Africa - data.org

This page is updated regularly. Check back often for the latest information. Overview Welcome to this course on Epidemiological Data Science Training for

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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · 26d

📊 The training offers hands-on materials in epidemiology + R programming, designed for real-world public health impact.

Developed with Pontificia Universidad Javeriana & Applied Epi.

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Epiverse Epidemiological Data Science Training for Africa - data.org

This program offers a comprehensive and structured curriculum, beginning with foundational epidemiology, progressing through an introduction to programming with R, and culminating in practical modules...

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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · 26d

🎓 Epiverse has launched a fellowship + training program in Africa — and YOU can be part of it!

The Epiverse Epidemiological Data Science Training is a free, self-paced course tailored to the African public health context.

👉 Join here: groups.google.com/g/epiverse-t...

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MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social · Sep 2

#NewLaunchAlert!

Our @epiverse-trace.bsky.social project launched the #EpiTrainingKit #Africa, an online course designed for Africa’s cultural, linguistic & epidemiological contexts.

The course is now available in
English: tinyurl.com/w83aaxbh
French: tinyurl.com/yyawpj29

#PublicHealth

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MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social · Aug 19

As part of the @epiverse-trace.bsky.social project, @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social staff with @lshtm.bsky.social are facilitating a two-week training at MRC Uganda.

Participants are learning advanced outbreak analytics tools to strengthen real-time monitoring, analysis & response to health emergencies.

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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · Aug 8

Whether you're a public health pro, data scientist, or epidemiologist, this is a great chance to see how open-source tools like EpiNow2 are transforming infectious disease modeling and outbreak response.

Don’t miss it! 🚀

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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · Aug 8

📅 Date: August 14, 2025
🕒 Time: 10am EST / 7:30pm IST / 4:00pm CAT
📍 Location: Online
👉 Register here: data-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: TRACEing EpiNow2. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

TRACEIng Epiverse is a webinar series designed to bring together our global community of public health professionals, data scientists, and epidemiologists to explore how tools developed within the Epi...

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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · Aug 8

🧠 What to expect in this session:

🔹 A behind-the-scenes look at EpiNow2's development and features with James Azam, PhD, Research Software Engineer at LSHTM @jamesazam.bsky.social

🔹 Real-world public health use cases from Kelly Charniga, Postdoc at Institut Pasteur @kcharniga.bsky.social

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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · Aug 8

📢 Join us for our next TRACEing Epiverse webinar!

We’re showcasing EpiNow2, an open-source R package developed with support from the Epiverse TRACE initiative to power real-time outbreak analytics and decision-making.

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TRACEing EpiNow2. Date: August 14, 2025; Time: 10am EST / 7:30pm IST / 4:00pm CAT; Location: Online

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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · Aug 4

IDRC en América Latina y el Caribe | IDRC in Latin America and the Caribbean, atingi.org

🙏 Huge thanks to all who made this course possible.

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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · Aug 4

@lshtm.bsky.social Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (CEMA-Africa), University of Nairobi, @who.int University of Cape Town, Modelling and Simulation Hub, Africa (MASHA), Institut Pasteur de Dakar, AIMS Research and Innovation Centre, ...

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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · Aug 4

@andresmorenob.bsky.social Jaime Pavlich-Mariscal, Thumbi Mwangi, Mutono Nyamai, Sheetal Silal, Boly Diop, Dr Daouda Coulibaly, Chaitali Sinha (she/her), Instituto Salud Pública Javeriana, @datadotorg.bsky.social Pontificia Universidad Javeriana @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social

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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · Aug 4

Paul K Korir, Avinash Laddha, @jamesazam.bsky.social @kcharniga.bsky.social Maryam Diarra, Eva Liliane Ujeneza, Abdoelnaser Degoot, Karim Mané, Atta Lowe, Hugo Gruson,
@andreevallecam.bsky.social Jeanette Dawa, Erika Johanna Cantor, D. Adriana Buitrago-Lopez, Geraldine Gómez Millán, ...

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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · Aug 4

🎉 Special thanks to the amazing contributors & partners — researchers, institutions & supporters across continents who brought this vision to life.

🧠 Collaboration = impact.

@zulmacucunuba.bsky.social Laura Gómez-Bermeo, Danil Mikhailov, Uyi Stewart, PhD, Bubacarr Bah, Maguette Thioro NDONG, ...

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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · Aug 4

🔍 Become a health detective in your community!

Jump into the course now:
👉 EN: online.atingi.org/enrol/index....
👉 FR: online.atingi.org/enrol/index....

#EpiTKit #OpenAccess #InfectiousDiseases

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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · Aug 4

Developed under the Epiverse initiative and the
Epiverse Epidemiological Data Science Training for Africa, through strong South–South collaboration.

A massive shoutout to everyone who made it possible.

🙏 Thank you!

#Epiverse #GlobalHealth #Africa

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Epiverse Epidemiological Data Science Training for Africa - data.org

This program offers a comprehensive and structured curriculum, beginning with foundational epidemiology, progressing through an introduction to programming with R, and culminating in practical modules...

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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · Aug 4

🧰 This course is part of the #EpiTKit:

A multilingual, open-access training strategy.

🌍 Rooted in localism, with content adapted to cultural, linguistic & epidemiological contexts in Africa & Latin America.

#FromSouthToSouth

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Epi-Training Kit (English) – Epi-Training Kit

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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · Aug 4

🌐 Learn through a dynamic mix:

🎧 Podcasts
🎥 Videos
🧩 Interactive animations
📘 Tutorials
🎙️ Interviews with local experts

All designed for contextual learning in Africa & beyond.
#OpenAccess #OnlineLearning

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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · Aug 4

You’ll explore 5 learning units:

🔹 Epidemic theory
🔹 Epidemiology for infectious diseases
🔹 Stats & probability
🔹 Epidemiological parameters
🔹 Deterministic modelling

#DiseaseModelling #DataScience

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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · Aug 4

🎓 Now live in English & French!

Start learning today — first unit available now.

New content coming soon.

No application needed — just click and start.
👉 EN: online.atingi.org/enrol/index....
👉 FR: online.atingi.org/enrol/index....

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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · Aug 4

🚨 New FREE self-paced course!

We are excited to launch the #EpiTrainingKit #Africa: Introduction to Infectious Disease Modelling for Public Health.

🎯 Tailored for the African context
🌍 With a gender perspective
🆓 Open-access and online

#EpiTKit #Epiverse #PublicHealth

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Jiaxin ZHOU @jiaxinz.bsky.social · Jul 11

Back from Kenya, where I had the privilege of co-leading an Outbreak Data Science workshop with @jamesazam.bsky.social at KEMRI-Wellcome Trust. I'm proud to see open, reproducible tools like #EpiverseTRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social making a difference.

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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · Jun 11

Living in #Uganda and looking to further your expertise in using data science tools to investigate and respond to disease outbreaks? Your opportunity is here!

Hands-on training in Outbreak Analytics & Modelling with R, from 11 – 22 Aug 2025 in Entebbe.

Apply here: forms.office.com/e/fvkyM1XCVG

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Epiverse TRACE @epiverse-trace.bsky.social · May 26

Open to everyone in the public health and data science community.

Please note: This session will be conducted in English. Stay tuned—Spanish and French events are coming soon!

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