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HEOR Africa Academy

HEOR Africa Academy

Learn R for health economics and disease surveillance

Online courses taught by HEOR Africa Academy faculty, built around the data and decisions of African health systems.

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Two tracks

What you will be able to study

R for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

For analysts and researchers who cost programmes, build decision models and assess value for money.

Planned topics

  • R basics for health data
  • Costing analysis
  • Decision trees and Markov models
  • Cost-effectiveness analysis and PSA
  • Budget impact
  • Survey-weighted analysis and financial protection

R for Epidemiological Surveillance and Outbreak Analytics

For surveillance officers and epidemiologists who clean, analyse and report routine and outbreak data.

Planned topics

  • Surveillance data cleaning
  • Time series and trend analysis
  • Outbreak detection
  • Epicurves and maps
  • Automated situation reports with Quarto
  • Data-quality assessment

How the courses work

  • Short video lessons

    Streamed at a quality that adapts to your connection. Pick up where you stopped.

  • Quizzes and R exercises

    Check your understanding after each lesson, and run R in your browser with nothing to install.

  • Certificates you can verify

    Each certificate has its own web address, so an employer can confirm it.

Training for a team

Ministries, insurers, universities and programmes can enrol a group of learners. HEOR Africa also runs in-person and tailored courses.

Training and capacity building at HEOR Africa