Team

Instructors

2026

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Prof. Janine Illian

Chair in Statistical Sciences at the University of Glasgow, and author of the leading textbook on spatial point process modelling.

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Dr. Tim Lucas

Lecturer in biostatistics specializing in geospatial models, machine learning, and disaggregation regression to predict disease patterns from observational data.

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Dr. Amina Msengwa

Statistician General, National Bureau of Statistics, Tanzania.

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Dr. Susan Rumisha

Lead of the MAP Dar es Salaam Node, Ifakara Health Institute.

Coordinators

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Dr. Punam Amratia

Technical Lead of the MAP Dar es Salaam Node, Ifakara Health Institute.

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Sosthenes Ketende

Program Manager of the MAP Dar es Salaam Node, Ifakara Health Institute.

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Christine Myalla

Data Engineer Lead of the MAP Dar es Salaam Node, Ifakara Health Institute.

Invited Speakers & Facilitators

2025

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Prof. Nick Golding

Invited Speaker, Special Lecture: Understanding Generalized Linear Models

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Dr. Punam Amratia

Invited Speaker

  • Dr. Aron Wiggins — Facilitator, University of Dar es Salaam
  • Mr. Bwire Wilson — Facilitator, University of Dar es Salaam

2024

  • Dr. Aron Wiggins — Facilitator, University of Dar es Salaam
  • Mr. Bwire Wilson — Facilitator, University of Dar es Salaam