Sumir Panji is the Program Manager for the eLwazi Open Data Science Platform (ODSP) and H3ABioNet projects focusing on the sustainable development of bioinformatics computational infrastructure, genomics capacity and data science  skills applied to health  development within Africa through various activities undertaken by eLwazi ODSP and H3ABioNet within the framework of the Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa) and Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) Initiatives.