geospatial statistics

Better health from better data

1 min read · Tue, Aug 23 2022

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The fast-developing science of geospatial statistics offers new insights into diverse health challenges, from cancer hotspots to problems of air pollution and the spread of COVID-19. Three new projects should yield a better understanding of what causes disease in Saudi Arabia and how to fight it. KAUST also stands to make a real contribution to the region by improving health in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The field of geospatial statistics and health surveillance, known as GeoHealth, uses data from multiple sources to create disease maps of geographical areas. When information is

Hanan Alahmadi

Ph.D. Student, Statistics

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Hanan Alahmadi is a PhD candidate in Statistics at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), studying under the supervision of Professor Paula Moraga in her Geospatial Statistics and Health Surveillance Research Group. Education Profile M.Sc. Statistics, KAUST, 2021 B.Sc. Mathematics, Taibah University , 2017 Research Interest Geospatial data analysis and health surveillance Spatio-temporal disease data Statistics and spatial epidemiology Geospatial modeling Disease mapping Location Building 1, Al-Khawarizmi, 4th floor, 4212-WS12 Publication Joint Quantile Disease Mapping