1、Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya,MA(SW),PGD(Epi),MSc(Epi),PhD Director,SAMRC PACER EMU;Professor,Epidemiology&Public HealthSAMRC/UJ Pan African Centre for Epidemics Research(PACER)Extramural UnitPACERPAN AFRICAN CENTREFOR EPIDEMICSRESEARCH“The work reported herein was made possible through funding by the Sou
2、th African Medical Research Council through its Division of Research Capacity Development under the Mid-Career Scientist Programme using funding from the South African National Treasury.This research is also funded,in part,by the U.S.National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases under award
3、R01AI170249.The content hereof is the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the funders”Harmonization of multiple HIV related Data Sources in Sub-Saharan Africa Lesson Learned from The Boloka ProjectRN Phaswana-Mafuya,E Phalane,A Rao,K Willis,K Ruc
4、inski,KA Voet,A.Abdulrahman,C.Siyamayambo,B.Sebati,L.Olifant,M.Seloka,M.Jaiteh,R Abdulai,KS Journeay,HI Sisel,F.Wolmarans,L.Motsieloa,M.Rampilo,X Li,B Olatosi,S.D.Baral PACERPAN AFRICAN CENTREFOR EPIDEMICSRESEARCHContext Data Partners,Data Sources,Data Types The BolokaProject Data Harmonization Appr
5、oach Lessons Learned Seven lessons so far about harmonizationClosing Remarks Presentation OverviewThis presentation describes the harmonization process,methods,principles and approaches used in The Boloka Project to integrate data from different sources as well as lessons learned The rationale is to
6、 enable provision of timely information at a level and scale that will improve understanding of HIV heterogeneities for a targeted HIV response,improved efficiencies,and greater impact-NSP HIV/TB/STIs 2023-2028This includes understanding available data to determine:HIV size estimates,HIV predictors