Table 1 African DS Funding Efforts

NIH (U.S. National Institutes of Health)

Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa)

https://h3africa.org/

Supports genomics and health research in Africa

NIH (U.S. National Institutes of Health)

Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa)

https://dsi-africa.org/

Builds data science capacity for health innovation in Africa

NGOs / Non-profit / Private Entities

The Rockefeller Foundation

https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/

Supports global health and data science initiatives

NGOs / Non-profit / Private Entities

American Heart Association

https://www.heart.org/

Supports health-related data science initiatives

NGOs / Non-profit / Private Entities

The World Data Science Initiative

https://www.worlddatascience.org/

Promotes global data science collaborations

NGOs / Non-profit / Private Entities

Global Grand Challenges

https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/

Funds innovative global health solutions

NGOs / Non-profit / Private Entities

Grand Challenges Africa

https://www.grandchallenges.org/

Funds African-led health and development innovations

NGOs / Non-profit / Private Entities

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

https://www.gatesfoundation.org/

Major funder of global and African data science and health research

NGOs / Non-profit / Private Entities

Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data

https://www.data4sdgs.org/

Accelerates data-driven decision-making for sustainable development

NGOs / Non-profit / Private Entities

Ingressive For Good

https://ingressive.org/

Provides training and resources for African tech talent

NGOs / Non-profit / Private Entities

Science for Africa Foundation

https://scienceforafrica.foundation/

Supports research and data science across Africa

Capacity-Building / Research Centers

Sub-Saharan African Consortium for Advanced Biostatistics (SSACAB)

https://ssacab.co.za/

Builds biostatistics expertise in Africa

Capacity-Building / Research Centers

South African Centre for Epidemiological Modeling and Analysis (SACEMA)

https://www.sacema.org/

Focuses on epidemiological modeling in Africa

Capacity-Building / Research Centers

Mathematics in South Africa (MASAMU) Program

https://samsa-math.org/

Enhances math research collaboration in Southern Africa

Capacity-Building / Research Centers

Harmonizing and Improving Statistics in West and Central Africa Project (HISWACA)

https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/project-detail/P178497

Improves statistical capacity and infrastructure