Empowering Women Researchers Across Africa
Data Science Africa (DSA) is pleased to announce the 2026 cohort of the Data Science to Advance Women’s Health (DSAWH) Fellowship Program, welcoming 24 outstanding early-career women researchers from Eastern and Southern Africa.
Building on the success of its inaugural year, the DSAWH Fellowship Program aims to strengthen women-led research, expand data science capacity, and advance evidence-based solutions to critical women’s health challenges across the continent.
Fellowship Benefits
The fellowship will consist of;
- Participation in the 2026 Data Science Africa (DSA) Summer School and Workshop
- An online scientific writing retreat
- Mentorship programs and community-building activities.
Cohort Profile
The 2026 cohort includes researchers from diverse fields, including Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Clinical Research, Biomedical Sciences, and Health Informatics, among others, and represents leading universities, research institutions, and health organizations across Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Malawi, and Botswana.
DSAWH 2026 Fellows
|
Name |
Country |
Institution |
|
Aone G. Ditirwa |
Botswana |
University of Botswana |
|
Ayan H. Korse |
Somalia |
Amoud University |
|
Aynework Abebaw |
Ethiopia |
Debre Tabor University |
|
Bedria M. Mehamud |
Ethiopia |
Haramaya College of Health Sciences |
|
Celestine K. Nyamari |
South Africa |
Stellenbosch University |
|
Seraphine Mukabungono |
Rwanda |
Adventist University of Central Africa (AUCA) |
|
Misrak G. Beyene |
Ethiopia |
Ethiopian Public Health Institute |
|
Muhimpundu Liliane |
Kenya |
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology |
|
Cherlynn Dumbura |
Zimbabwe |
Ghent University |
|
Damaris M. Kimone |
Kenya |
KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi |
|
Elizabeth Lubinda |
Zambia |
South African Medical Research Council |
|
Bedria M. Mehamud |
Kenya |
Strathmore University |
|
Getrude K. Anusu |
Kenya |
AMPATH |
|
Rediet Gido |
Ethiopia |
Dilla University |
|
Nankoma G. Loyce |
Uganda |
Makerere University |
|
Nissily Mushani |
Kenya |
Maseno University |
|
Hana Mahdi Dahir |
Somalia |
Amoud University |
|
Hope E. Mbelwa |
Tanzania |
NM-AIST |
|
Kevin C. Nabukeera |
Uganda |
Makerere University |
|
Liness Kataika |
Malawi |
Kamuzu University of Health Sciences |
|
Melitta A. Gqada |
South Africa |
University of the Western Cape |
|
Selamawit Tadesse |
Ethiopia |
Debre Tabor University |
|
Omollo Mevis |
Kenya |
Kenya Medical Research Institute |
|
Priscovia Sichone |
Zambia |
Centre for Family Health Research in Zambia |
