IeDEA

East Africa International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS

The East Africa International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA-EA) is one of seven regional data centers funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health to provide a rich resource for globally diverse HIV/AIDS data. Indiana University School of Medicine leads the East Africa region in collaboration with the University of California San Francisco (US), Columbia University (US), Brown University (US), Mt. Sinai (US), Duke University (US), University of Washington (US), Moi University (Kenya), Family AIDS Care and Education Services-FACES (Kenya), Infectious Disease Institute-IDI (Uganda), Masaka Regional Hospital HIV Care Clinic (Uganda), Rakai Health Sciences Program (Uganda), Mbarara University ISS Clinic (Uganda), the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) Morogoro Regional Hospital, Tumbi Special Hospital and the Kisesa Health Centre (Tanzania).

East Africa partner locations in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania
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Each region in the IeDEA consortium collaborates with clinical sites to identify and define key variables, harmonize and effectively analyze the data to generate large datasets. These data have been merged across regions to address research questions related to the impact of the global ART rollout on HIV-related clinical outcomes and helped inform global agencies such as WHO and UNAIDS.

IeDEA-EA maintains summary data visualizations to help monitor key outcomes and cohort characteristics within the East Africa region.

East Africa IeDEA Featured in IeDEA Global Newsletter

The September IeDEA Global newsletter highlights East Africa IeDEA research on adverse pregnancy and newborn outcomes, virus-related cancers and the IeDEA dashboard:

2022 Fogarty-IeDEA Mentorship Program (FIMP) Applications Open

We are thrilled to announce the opening of applications for the Fogarty-IeDEA Mentorship Program (FIMP). Within each region, two 24-month mentee slots will be open to current and recent FIC D43 trainees, and IeDEA-affiliated investigators, for a total of 12 positions globally. The FIMP is designed to help trainees develop skills in study design, data management, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of research involving large HIV clinical databases generated within IeDEA. For details about the program please see the attached RFA. 

 Applications due:  Monday, October 25th

2022 Class Announced:  Friday, December 3rd 

 

Information Webinar

A recorded webinar is available for more infomation. 

Link to webinar

Advancing Long-Term HIV Care and Treatment Strategies

The primary goal of the IeDEA-EA consortium is the provision of answers to questions that clinicians, programs, governments and international organizations consider central to the evolution and sustainability of their long term HIV care and treatment strategies. To achieve the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets, the consortium is exploring a central hypothesis that retention in the HIV care cascade and treatment outcomes are influenced by patient-level developmental and behavioral factors in addition to factors within the ambient health care environment. Over the next five years IeDEA East Africa will continue to utilize its expertise to identify and address barriers to optimal patient and program outcomes.

Offering Expertise in Data Management and Research

The East African Regional Data Center houses expertise in merging, sharing and analyzing routine data collected within HIV care and treatment programs as well as proficiency in the design, conduct and analysis of implementation research.

IeDEA Data Exchange Standard (IeDEA DES) is a common data model for sharing observational HIV data.

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IeDEA International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS

IeDEA is an international research consortium established in 2006 by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to provide a rich resource for globally diverse HIV/AIDS data.

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Sponsors

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) conducts and supports basic and applied research to better understand, treat and ultimately prevent infectious immunologic and allergic diseases.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cancer.

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides global leadership for a research, training, and education program to promote the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, and blood disorders and enhance the health of all individuals so that they can live longer and more fulfilling lives.

The mission of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is to generate and disseminate fundamental knowledge about the effects of alcohol on health and well-being, and apply that knowledge to improve diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of alcohol-related problems, including alcohol use disorder, across the lifespan.

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Children’s Health and Development (NICHD) was established to investigate the broad aspects of human development as a means of understanding developmental disabilities, including mental retardation and the events that occur during pregnancy.

The mission of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) is to conduct and support medical research and research training and to disseminate science-based information on diabetes and other endocrine and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases, nutritional disorders, and obesity; and kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases, to improve people’s health and quality of life.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) mission is to advance science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health.

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is transforming understanding and treatment of mental illness through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery and care.

Fogarty International Center (FIC) is dedicated to advancing the NIH mission by supporting and facilitating global health research conducted by U.S. and international investigators, building partnerships between health research institutions in the U.S. and abroad, and training the next generation of scientists to address global health needs.

Poster Presentations from 2021 All IeDEA Meeting

Poster presentations from East Africa IeDEA investigators recorded for the All IeDEA meeting are available for viewing.

 

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