Francis Dzabeng is a data scientist with research interest in Evidence-based Healthcare & Practice, AI and data integration. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Applied Chemistry from the University for Development Studies an MSc degree in Health Informatics from the University of Ghana and a Post-graduate diploma in Advanced Computing from the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, India.
Francis is the Data Manager & Statistician here at WACCBIP and is primarily responsible for developing and implementing and managing the Centre’s data systems, data management policies as well as performing data analytics roles for ongoing research projects.
Prior to working at WACCBIP, he held a Research Fellow/Senior Data Manager position with the Kintampo Health Research Centre (KHRC) where he jointly designed and maintained complex large-scale databases using emerging technologies for projects such as Malaria Vaccine Trials, Randomised comparison of two household survey modules for measuring stillbirths and neonatal deaths in five countries: the Every Newborn-INDEPTH study and Health and DemographicSurveillance Systems running across 6 districts in Bono-East Region. He also has experience working with an NGO; Long Life Africa as a Program Coordinator and with Regional Maritime University as Research and Teaching Assistant.
He is currently a PhD Fellow on the NIHR-GHRG for Digital Diagnostics for Health Systems project at the University of Ghana. He is committed to working in a motivational cross-functional team to train and mentor highly productive younger scientists, jointly write research proposals for grant awards, as well as co-authoring publications. His publication details are available at: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7097-4968.
