# NIH Reporter #5U01ES036147-03

Leveraging Data Science Applications to Improve Children's Environmental Health in Sub-Saharan Africa (DICE)

**Recipient:** University of Cape Coast

**Award Amount:** $244,643.00
**Ceiling:** $244,643.00

**Awarded:** August 21, 2025

**Identifier:** 5U01ES036147-03

The project will apply geospatial analysis, machine learning, and Bayesian methods to examine how air pollution affects child health in Sub-Saharan Africa and identify environmental, regional, and household factors that influence those effects.

### Description

Research project using data science to study the spatial variability of ambient PM2.5 exposure and its effects on children's health in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana and Uganda.

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