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 interests in medical research and public health. My other interest is statistical methodology. My journey in the field of statistics has taken me across continents and through various academic and research environments, shaping me into the professional I am today.
Affiliations
Department of Health Services Research and Policy
Faculty of Public Health and Policy
Teaching
One of my most fulfilling experiences has been coaching and supervising mix of students from different backgrounds. I have had the privilege of mentoring and supporting a couple individuals as they develop their statistical skills and embark on their own research journeys.
Research
My current research interests are in the diagnostic pathways of cancer, in particular on understanding and suggesting interventions to reduce inequalities in diagnosis pathways, particularly for cancers where early detection allows for curative treatment and improved survival.
It is a great privilege to engage with diverse groups during Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) activities that are organised by our research team. This connection brings me to the margins of society, deepening my understanding of living with cancer at the peripheries, and contributing to the relevance of our research. This is my passion and what drives my work.
Previously, I worked with the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) in Mwanza, Tanzania where most of my work was focused on infectious disease such as HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis. My work in Tanzania led to a research grant from the HIV Research Trust in the UK, which enabled me to contribute to research at the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) in South Africa.
It is a great privilege to engage with diverse groups during Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) activities that are organised by our research team. This connection brings me to the margins of society, deepening my understanding of living with cancer at the peripheries, and contributing to the relevance of our research. This is my passion and what drives my work.
Previously, I worked with the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) in Mwanza, Tanzania where most of my work was focused on infectious disease such as HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis. My work in Tanzania led to a research grant from the HIV Research Trust in the UK, which enabled me to contribute to research at the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) in South Africa.
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
Can we find the missing men in clinics? Clinic attendance by sex and HIV status in rural South Africa.
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
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.
2023
Lifetime data analysis
Nonparametric kernel estimation of the probability of cure in a mixture cure model when the cure status is partially observed.
2022
Statistical methods in medical research
Nonparametric inference for the mixturecure model when the cure status is partially known
2022
University of A Coruña
Latency function estimation under the mixture cure model when the cure status is available
2021
XV Congreso Galego de Estatística e Investigación de Operacións (SGAPEIO)
Nonparametric inference for mixture cure model when the cure information is partially available
2021
Correction: A product-limit estimator of the conditional survival function when cure status is partially known.
2021
Biometrical journal. Biometrische Zeitschrift
Can we find the missing men in clinics? Clinic attendance by sex and HIV status in rural South Africa
2021
Wellcome Open Research
A product-limit estimator of the conditional survival function when cure status is partially known.
2021
Biometrical journal. Biometrische Zeitschrift