Data for Health in Africa Meeting
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5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting
23 - 29 August 2025
CEDI Centre, University of Ghana, Accra

Dr Andrew Katumba - Participant

DS-IAFRICA-TB: Tuberculosis in households with infectious cases in Kampala city: Harnessing health data science for new insights on TB transmission and treatment response (Co-PI)

Dr. Andrew Katumba is a lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, at Makerere University where he also serves as the Lead for the Marconi Research and Innovation Lab (Marconi Lab). He holds a Ph.D. in Photonics Engineering from Gent University, Belgium, and an MSc. Optics and Photonics for Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. His current research focuses on applying Artificial Intelligence to Healthcare and Medicine in low-resource settings. Andrew leads a number of ongoing projects focused on screening cancer (cervical, breast, and prostate, lung) using various medical imaging modalities ranging from ultrasound, and mp-MRI to CT, in collaboration with various clinical partners in Uganda. He also leads work on developing screening and diagnostic tools for infectious lung pathologies including COVID-19 and Tuberculosis. He is also a champion for the digitisation of healthcare workflows and for example, co-leads the joint effort between Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute (ECUREI) and Makerere University to establish a national TB Health Information Exchange.