Using data and simulations to predict health trends and inform public health policy across Africa.
CEMA stands for Center for Epidemiological Modeling and Analysis. The "modelling" in CEMA refers to using data and simulations to predict health trends.
Founded in 2020 at the University of Nairobi (UoN) in Kenya, CEMA was established to strengthen Africa's health data and modeling capacity during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CEMA brings together a multidisciplinary consortium of epidemiologists, infectious disease specialists, clinicians, mathematicians, statisticians, computer scientists, and data scientists, with a mission of using data and modeling to inform public health policy and strengthen epidemic preparedness.
To learn more about CEMA's work and impact, visit their website at cema.africa.