The participation of three PhD students from CAFHOMEC in the AMAX Summer School and Workshop 2025, held from May 1 to 16 at AIMS Limbe, Cameroon, marked a significant step in advancing gender-equitable data modeling and analytics. The event, themed “Empowering Women’s Health through Intelligent Epidemiology and Data-Driven Decision Making”, provided a platform for collaborative learning and skill-building in key areas such as:

• Advanced Epidemiological Modeling: Techniques like spatio-temporal and stochastic transmission models were mastered to address disease spread in low-resource settings.
• Machine Learning for Health: Participants gained tools to predict epidemics and optimize interventions.
• Gender-Sensitive Data Analysis: The integration of gender statistics into modeling ensured equitable policy recommendations.

A pivotal group project focused on optimizing Senegal’s Covid-19 vaccination strategy and forecasting the 30-day spread of Covid-19 in Uganda, demonstrating the practical application of modeling to guide policymaking in resource-limited settings. Collaborations with global researchers further enriched perspectives on data-driven health solutions.

This initiative reflects CAFHOMEC’s mission to bridge research and policy through inclusive, evidence-based approaches.