Biography

Ngha Ndze Mbuh is a seasoned data scientist with over seven years of experience specializing in data management and analytics. His technical proficiency includes Python, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, and REDCap. At BCHPR, he currently oversees data management and analytical processes for health research, coordinating key projects such as TB Reach Wave 10 & 11, Start4All, evaluations of new TB diagnostics, and pooled testing for HIV viral load and tuberculosis. Ngha has developed robust data infrastructures, automated reporting workflows, and advanced decision-making through real-time dashboards. He previously held roles at the ICRC and CBC Cameroon

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

Chest X-ray AI scores guide pooled testing to increase access to rapid molecular testing for TB in communities in Cameroon

By using chest X-ray AI scores to inform pooled testing, almost twice as many people benefited from a rapid molecular test result as compared if everyone had been tested individually.

Source: Conference 2024

Research Summaries

PAPER
New swab tests show promise for faster TB detection in Cameroon
12 Sep 2025
 PAPER
Pooled testing expands rapid TB diagnosis in Cameroon
23 Mar 2026