Pathology and oncology in Africa: education and training for the future in cancer research– East African Regional Meeting

Infectious Agents and Cancer

A Adesina⁸  E. Vuhahula²  W. Ngwa⁶  O. Balogun^1,10  F. Asirwa^1,11  T. Ngoma²  N. A. Othieno-Aabinya⁹  M. Mendy¹  M. Botteghi³  D. Amadori⁴  L. Ngendahayo⁷  N. Masalu^1,12  D. C. Stefan⁵ 

[1] Laboratory Services and Biobank Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France;Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences Experimental Pathology Research Group, Vittorio Tison Association, Italy Marche University, Ancona, Italy;Institute for cancer research and Care, IRST, Meldola, Italy;South African Medical Research Council, Parrow, Cape Town 7550, South Africa;Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA;Department of Pathology, University Teaching Hospital of Kamenge, University of Burundi, Bujumbura, Burundi;Department of Pathology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA;University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya;New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA;Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), Eldoret, Kenya;Department of Oncology, Bugando Medical Centre , Mwanza, Tanzania

关键词: Research;    Education;    Eastern Africa;    Oncology;    Pathology;   

Others  :  1234979
DOI  :  10.1186/s13027-015-0044-7

 received in 2015-10-23, accepted in 2015-11-19,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) will increase globally, with the largest increase being on the African continent. On our continent, projections have indicated that deaths from NCDs will exceed all combined communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional diseases as the most common causes of death by 2030. Hence, the importance of a functional and improved pathology system in the diagnosis of cancer cannot be debated.

Recently, the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) organised its East African regional meeting in Mwanza, Tanzania on 25–26 June 2015, with the focus being ‘Pathology and oncology: Education and training for the future in cancer research’. The main themes of the workshop were around improving cancer care and the role of twinning in Eastern Africa, in particular the Mwanza cancer project, telepathology, e-health and biobanking. The outcomes of a 2 day strategic meeting were developing an efficient and effective plan to guide the improvement in pathology training and cancer research in Africa.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Stefan et al.

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