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Dr Wende Safari

Research Fellow in Statistics

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street
London
WC1E 7HT
United Kingdom

I am a statistician with an interest in developing and applying statistical methods to optimise and make better use of data provided by patients.

Affiliations

Department of Health Services Research and Policy
Faculty of Public Health and Policy

Teaching

Mentoring and teachings have been another fulfilling part of my career, as I have had the privilege of coaching, supervising and teaching individuals from diverse backgrounds, helping them develop their statistical skills and embark on their own research journeys.

 

Research

My current research focuses on exploring inequalities in cancer outcomes by using electronic health records to extract and utilise patient data for describing, modelling, and understanding cancer diagnostic pathways.

 

My role allows me to collaborate closely with patients, clinicians, epidemiologists, public health specialists, social scientists, and fellow statisticians. These interdisciplinary interactions enrich my understanding of the experiences of patients and carers, particularly those on the margins of society, and ensure that our research addresses real-world challenges. This commitment to meaningful and relevance in health research is what drives my work.


I previously worked at the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) in Mwanza, Tanzania, where I focused primarily on infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS. During my time at NIMR, I was awarded a research grant from the UK HIV Research Trust, which enabled me to contribute to studies at the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) in South Africa. At AHRI, I worked on a project examining access to and use of primary healthcare services among people living with tuberculosis in rural South Africa, with particular attention to their HIV status.

 

Research Area
Epidemiology
Modelling
Applied statistics (medical)
Statistical methods
Public health
Health systems
Disease and Health Conditions
Cancer
HIV/AIDS
Tuberculosis
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
Country
Tanzania
Spain
United Kingdom
South Africa
Belgium
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)
Europe & Central Asia (all income levels)

Selected Publications

Longitudinal record linkage in sub-Saharan Africa countries: recommendations for healthcare research
Mboya, IB; Teleka, S; Kagoye, S; MOSHA, NR; SAFARI, WC;
2024
Discover Public Health
Can we find the missing men in clinics? Clinic attendance by sex and HIV status in rural South Africa.
Randera-Rees, S; Clarence Safari, W; Gareta, D; Herbst, K; BAISLEY, K; GRANT, AD;
2023
Wellcome open research
A simple procedure for testing the assumption of independent censoring under the mixture cure model when the cure status is partially known
SAFARI, W; López-de-Ullibari, I; Jácome, MA;
2023
XIX Spanish Biometric Conference (CEB) and the VIII Ibero-American Biometric Meeting (EIB)
Latency function estimation under the mixture cure model when the cure status is available.
SAFARI, WC; López-de-Ullibarri, I; Jácome, MA;
2023
Lifetime data analysis
Nonparametric kernel estimation of the probability of cure in a mixture cure model when the cure status is partially observed.
SAFARI, WC; López-de-Ullibarri, I; Jácome, MA;
2022
Statistical methods in medical research
Latency function estimation under the mixture cure model when the cure status is available
SAFARI, W; López-de-Ullibari, I; Jácome, MA;
2021
XV Congreso Galego de Estatística e Investigación de Operacións (SGAPEIO)
Nonparametric inference for mixture cure model when the cure information is partially available
Jácome, MA; López-de-Ullibari, I;
2021
Correction: A product-limit estimator of the conditional survival function when cure status is partially known.
SAFARI, WC; López-de-Ullibarri, I; Jácome, MA;
2021
Biometrical journal. Biometrische Zeitschrift
Can we find the missing men in clinics? Clinic attendance by sex and HIV status in rural South Africa
Randera-Rees, S; Clarence Safari, W; Gareta, D; Herbst, K; BAISLEY, K; GRANT, AD;
2021
Wellcome Open Research
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