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We are hiring: Chief Scientist

We are hiring! are you passionate about using artificial intelligence to help governments and communities in the Global South prepare and respond to disease outbreaks? Are you passionate about working closely with governments, public health agencies, civil society and other actors to generate new knowledge and collaborations to inform practice and policies at subnational, national, […]

We are hiring: communication and community engagement officer

We are hiring! are you passionate about using artificial intelligence to help governments and communities in the Global South prepare and respond to disease outbreaks? Are you passionate about working closely with governments, public health agencies, civil society and other actors to generate new knowledge and collaborations to inform practice and policies at subnational, national, […]

We are hiring: Network Manager

We are hiring! are you passionate about using artificial intelligence to help governments and communities in the Global South prepare and respond to disease outbreaks? Are you passionate about working closely with governments, public health agencies, civil society and other actors to generate new knowledge and collaborations to inform practice and policies at subnational, national, […]

The Power of Collaboration, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in the fight against COVID-19 in Africa

With the scarcity of COVID-19 vaccines in many African countries and new variants on the rise, real-time delivery of reliable and comprehensive information is crucial for guiding government policies and practices. Supported by Canada’s International Development Center (IDRC) and the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) as part of the Global South AI4COVID program, the Africa-Canada […]

Cameroon national television travelled to the University of Buea, Cameroon to find out what our project that everyone is talking about in Cameroon is all about. Please find out what ACADIC team leader in Cameroon, Prof. Ngwa Gideon has to say!!

Our team leader in Cameroon, Prof. Ngwa Gideon addressing dis- and miss-information about COVID-19 & COVID-19 vaccines in the most popular tv station in Cameroon

The vice chancellor of the University of Buea on the day of the IDRC project launch emphasizing the importance of the work we are doing.

We will be live on CRTV South West and Mount Cameroon FM on August 28, 2021 from 8-10 AM Cameroon time to answer the following questions:

What is the IDRC-SIDA  York University led project  about?  How are Cameroonians benefitting from the project? How is the University of Buea benefitting from the partnership to fight COVID-19 with York University and 8 other Universities in Africa? Why is the Canadian International Development Agency helping Cameroon with COVID-19 by funding such an important project? 

Cameroon Crtv interview: Prof. Ngwa Gideon, ACADIC team leader in Cameroon, shares how ACADIC is using AI and BIGData to inform COVID-19 response and policies in Cameroon.

Toronto Star Interview: York University leads team that uses artificial intelligence to fight COVID-19 in Africa

A collaboration led by York University is using artificial intelligence (AI) and big data to fight the spread of COVID-19 in Africa. Please click on the this link for the interview