Department of Data Management, Information and Communication Technology (DMICT) at
the Amani Medical Research Centre contributes to the vision of National Institute for Medical
Research (NIMR) through provision of high-quality research data and ICT technical support. It
provides technical support to research scientists on the following aspects; development of
statistical methods for clinical trials and observational studies, development of comprehensive
statistical analysis framework, data storage and security, support the development and
maintenance of all ICT systems. Currently, department has four staff, Biostatistician and Data
manager, Data clerk, IT personnel and Archivist. The department is also working closely with
Laboratory sciences department to ensure data generated in laboratories are timely processed
and channeled to the respective research scientists for report writing.
Department provides a single point of contact at Amani Medical Research Centre and research
community at large in statistical methodology for clinical trials and observational studies,
computational biology, data analysis framework, statistical programming, guidance on
methodological issues such as design and analysis of clinical trial data, longitudinal data
analysis and computationally-intensive methods. Also, department is tasked to ensure there is
a well-functioning information technology and communication systems to facilitate the
documentation and dissemination of health research information and translation to policy and
practice. The department aims to provide high quality health research data and deliver evidence
based information that is responsive to the needs of human well being, and provide short-term
practical training to the health research community
