Joseph J. Joseph, Akros
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tanzania
Biography
Joseph J. Joseph, BSc, MSc has expertise in disease surveillance, monitoring and evaluation and a passion to improve health and well-being. He currently works for Akros as Senior Data Scientist (SDS), supporting the National Malaria Control Programme in Tanzania. He primarily focusses on improving the malaria surveillance system, improving the quality and use of data for decision making. He provides support in digitizing the micro-stratification framework, linking to Health Management Information System (HMIS)/District Health Information System (DHIS2). He facilitated the implementation of malaria case-based surveillance in Zanzibar and parts of mainland Tanzania. Joseph is part of core team who implemented the DHIS2 and other health information systems in Tanzania such as Health Facility registry (HFR).