MASHA Call for Applications: Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Disease Course 2024
The Modelling and Simulation Hub, Africa (MASHA) will be hosting a two week short course on the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases. This short course will focus on the application of mathematical modelling and computer simulation to predict the dynamics of infectious diseases to evaluate the potential impact of policy in reducing morbidity and mortality.
Date: 12 August – 22 August 2024
Place: University of Cape Town
Topics: include compartmental models, spatial models, economic evaluation methods and more. The course is practically focused along with a series of lectures, discussions and practical exercises
Eligibility: Attendees are required to have previous exposure to quantitative training. Basic skills in R programming (or any other language) and epidemiology is required. Participants are also required to bring a laptop to the course. Participants from SADC countries will be given preference.
Fee & Funding:
- Fee of ZAR 11,500
- Postgraduate students and staff from academic institutions outside UCT, and public health officials are eligible to receive a discounted course fee.
Read more here.
Application deadline July 21, 2024.
