TY - JOUR
T1 - Pathology and oncology in Africa
T2 - Education and training for the future in cancer research-East African Regional Meeting Cancer centers in low-And middle-income countries
AU - Stefan, D. C.
AU - Masalu, N.
AU - Ngendahayo, L.
AU - Amadori, D.
AU - Botteghi, M.
AU - Mendy, M.
AU - Othieno-Aabinya, N. A.
AU - Ngoma, T.
AU - Asirwa, F.
AU - Balogun, O.
AU - Ngwa, W.
AU - Vuhahula, E.
AU - Adesina, A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Stefan et al.
PY - 2015/12/17
Y1 - 2015/12/17
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Eastern Africa
KW - Education
KW - Keyword: Pathology
KW - Oncology
KW - Research
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U2 - 10.1186/s13027-015-0044-7
DO - 10.1186/s13027-015-0044-7
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84959343707
SN - 1750-9378
VL - 10
JO - Infectious Agents and Cancer
JF - Infectious Agents and Cancer
IS - 1
M1 - 48
ER -