Breadcrumb 2021 Technical Fellowships and Bourses pour l'Afrique Francophone awarded Fellows 2021 Technical Fellowships and Bourses pour l'Afrique Francophone awarded Fellows - Public Health Fellows M. Kouassivi Djimédo Degnikou*, Division de la Surveillance des Maladies non transmissibles/Ministre de la Santé, de l'Hygiéne publique et de l'Accès Universel aux soins du Togo, Lomé, Togo Host Institution: Registre du cancer du Grand Cassablanca, Morocco Registre populationnel du cancer/ Population-based cancer registry observership *BAF Laureate Read abstract M. Kouassivi Djimédo Degnikou Dr Nermin Osman, Alexandria University Medical Research Institute, Alexandria, Egypt Host Institution: International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France Establishment of an electronic based Alexandria Cancer Registry, Egypt Read abstract Dr Nermin Osman Ferdinant Mbiydzenyuy Sonyuy, Reconciliation and Development Association (RADA), Bamenda, Cameroon Host Institution: Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana Breast Cancer Screening and Patient Support Fellowship Read abstract Ferdinant Mbiydzenyuy Sonyuy Dr Manikandanesan Sakthivel, National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, India Host institution: International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France Designing a pre-post intervention trial to assess the impact of community health worker-led counselling and navigation on the uptake of colposcopy among non-compliant women screened positive in a community-based screening program Read abstract Dr Manikandanesan Sakthivel Dr Hongda Chen, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chaoyang District, China Host Institution: National Cancer Center Korea, Goyang-si, South Korea Implication of risk prediction model and risk-adapted screening in colorectal cancer prevention Read abstract Dr Hongda Chen Dr Tamar Skhirtladze, National Screening Center, Tbilisi, Georgia Host institution: International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France Enhancing screening services for early detection of cervical cancer in Georgia Read abstract Dr Tamar Skhirtladze Bong'eni Chipole, Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi Host Institution: Eldoret Cancer Registry, Eldoret, Kenya Strengthening Lilongwe population-based cancer registry Read abstract Bong'eni Chipole Dr Mairead O'Connor, University College Cork, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland Host Institution: Queen Mary, University of London, London, United Kingdom Acquiring skills and capacity to examine women's acceptability of HPV self-sampling as an approach to cervical cancer screening in Ireland Read abstract Dr Mairead O'Connor Jason Bakundukize*, African Center for Research on End of Life Care, Kigali, Rwanda Host Institution: Global Institute of Psychosocial, Palliative and End-of-Life Care; Toronto, Quebec, Canada Le développement des recherches sur le programme psychosocial, les soins palliatifs et la fin de vie au sein du Centre Africain de Recherche sur la fin de vie (ACREOL) au Rwanda/ Development of a psychosocial, palliative care and end-of-life programme at the African Centre of Reseach into end-of life-care (ACREOL) in Rwanda *BAF Laureate Read abstract Jason Bakundukize Dr Jugder Uranbolor, National Cancer Center of Mongolia, Mongolia Host Institution: National Cancer Center Korea, S.Korea Strengthening cancer registry and surveillance in Mongolia Read abstract Dr Jugder Uranbolor Dr. Jonas Nsengiyumva, Ministry of Public Health, Burundi Host Institution: Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Dar es salaam, Tanzania Exchange experiences with Ocean Road Cancer Institute staff on the feasibility of setting up the first oncology service center in Burundi Read abstract Dr. Jonas Nsengiyumva Dr Javier David Benitez Fuentes, Hospital Clinico Universitario San Carlos (Hospital Clínico San Carlos), Madrid, Spain Host Institution: International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France Investigation of breast cancer staging in low- and middle-income countries. Read abstract Dr Javier David Benitez Fuentes Research Fellows Karan Tanwar, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India Host Institution: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States Cyclotron production and processing of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) radiometals Read abstract Karan Tanwar Dr Leyla Mehmetbeyli, National Centre of Oncology of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan Host institution: International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France Oil production and risk of cancer in Azerbaijan Read abstract Dr Leyla Mehmetbeyli Dr Marharyta Smal, Institute of Genetics and Cytology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus Host Institution: Università degli Studi di Salerno, Baronissi, Italy Identification of mutations in DNA damage response and repair genes in genitourinary cancers Read abstract Dr Marharyta Smal Dr Anh Dinh, Vietnam National Cancer Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam Host institution: Institut Curie, Research Center, Paris, France. Observation course prepare for the phase I trial at Vietnam Cancer Research and Clinical Trials Center Read abstract Dr Anh Dinh Dr Sheila Coelho Soares, Instituto Nacional de Câncer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Host institution: International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France The impact of socioeconomic status on the molecular epidemiology of esophageal cancer Read abstract Dr Sheila Coelho Soares Dr Roya Dolatkhah, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran Host Institution: National Cancer Institute, NIH NCI Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Rockville, United States Accuracy of stool- based tests compared with colonoscopy for diagnosing colorectal cancer and advanced adenomas in northwest of Iran Read abstract Dr Roya Dolatkhah Dr Indu Arun, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, India Host Institution: Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom Streamling pathology inputs for optimisation of cost, time and quality in the conduct of breast cancer clinical trials Read abstract Dr Indu Arun Dr Kalirajan Arunachalam, Mulungushi University, Kabwe, Zambia Host Institution: Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom Acquiring technical skills to study anti-cancer activity of Zambian medicinial plants to develop lead drug molecules against cancer Read abstract Dr Kalirajan Arunachalam Dr Tran Van Dung, National Cancer Hospital, Viet Nam Host institution: National Cancer Center Korea, S. Korea. Building basic knowledge and skills of how to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis through hand-on tutorials and practice Read abstract Dr Tran Van Dung Dr Bridget Lumbwe, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Global Projects, Lusaka, Zambia Host institution: International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France. Identifying barriers that prevent women with positive CIN2/3 LEEP margins from returning for a repeat LEEP and identifying strategies to address this low adherence to treatments Read abstract Dr Bridget Lumbwe Dr Olugbende Ajayi, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria Host Institution : Association hospitalière de Bruxelles - Centre hospitalier universitaire Jules Bordet, Brussels, Belgium CD70 expression in renal cell carcinoma using immunohistochemistry: a ten-year retrospective study at the Lagos Teaching Hospital Read abstract Dr Olugbende Ajayi Clinical Fellows Dr Basheer Bello, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria Host Institution: Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Introducing Radioactive Iodine Therapy for Differentiated Thyroid Cancers to Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) Read abstract Dr Basheer Bello Dr Garba Haruna Yunusa, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria Host Institution: Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Introducing Radioactive Iodine Therapy for Differentiated Thyroid Cancers to Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) Read abstract Dr Garba Haruna Yunusa Dr. Pakhee Aggarwal, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, India Host Institution: Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada Robot-assisted Sentinel Node Mapping in Endometrial Cancer Read abstract Dr Pakhee Aggarwal Dr Freddy Houéhanou Rodrigue Gnangnon, Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Cotonou, Bénin Host Institution: Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse, Oncopole, Toulouse, France Renforcement des capacités en chirurgie du cancer du sein à l’Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse - Oncopole: formation des formateurs/Capacity building in breast cancer surgery at the Toulouse University Cancer Institute Oncopole: training of trainers *BAF Laureate Read abstract Dr Freddy Houéhanou Rodrigue Gnangnon Dr Abhijit Das, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai, India Host Institution: National Cancer Center Tsukiji Campus, Tokyo, Japan Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery Techniques in the Management of Oesophageal and Oesophago-gastric junction Malignancies Read abstract Dr. Abhijit Das Dr Krunal Khobragade, Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India Host Institution: The Korea University, Seoul, South Korea Technique of sphincter-sparing surgery for low-lying rectal cancer Read abstract Dr Krunal Khobragade Dr Sovan Dhar, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India Host Institution: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy Developing image adapted interventional radiotherapy (brachytherapy) skills in definitive as well as palliative management of malignancy Read abstract Dr Sovan Dhar Dr Coumba Gueye, Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Institut Juliot-Curie, Senegal Host Institution: College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla Campus, Enugu, Nigeria Developing a palliative care programme at a university teaching hospital Read abstract Dr Coumba Gueye Dr Andrea Akinjo, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba, Nigeria Host Institution: University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom PD-L1 expression in gastric cancer: a 10 year retrospective study (2010-2019) Read abstract Dr Andrea Akinjo Dr Gretell Henriquez, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Salvador Zubirán, Mexico Host Institution: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Florida, United States Implementing new technical approaches in Geriatric Oncology care in Mexico Read abstract Dr Gretell Henriquez Dr Fatemeh Jafari, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Host Institution: IRCCS Ospedale Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria, Italy Modern radiotherapy techniques Read abstract Dr Fatemeh Jafari Dr Eulade Rugengamanzi, Muhimbili University Health and Allied Sciences, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Host Institution: National Center for Radiotherapy Oncology and Nuclear Medecine, Accra, Ghana Radiation Oncology Observership Read abstract Dr Eulade Rugengamanzi Dr Nepomuscene Ndihokubwayo*, Kamenge University Hospital Center, Bujumbura, Burundi Host Institution: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Cocody, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, Ivory Coast La cytologie en milieu liquide pour le dépistage précoce du cancer du col utérin/ Liquid cytology for early detection of cervical cancer *BAF Laureate Read abstract Dr Nepomuscene Ndihokubwayo Dr Nicaise Ntahondi*, Kamenge University Hospital Center, Bujumbura, Burundi Host Institution: Hôpital Général de Grand Yoff, Dakar, Sénegal Renforcement des capacités en technique et diagnostics immunohistochimiques des cancers/ Capacity building in techniques and immunohistochemical cancer diagnostics *BAF Laureate Read abstract Dr Nicaise Ntahond Dr Eliane Ndounga*, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Congo-Brazzaville Host Institution: Hôpital Général de Douala, Douala, Cameroon Stage de perfectionnement en soins palliatifs/Refresher course in palliative care *BAF Laureate Read abstract Dr Eliane Ndounga Adjiarata Koama*, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bogodogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Host Institution: Institute Gustave Roussy, Paris, France Perfectionnement en imagerie sénologique, carcinologique/Refresher course in breast cancer imaging *BAF Laureate Read abstract Adjiarata Koama Dr Edmond Ang, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand Host Institution: Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia Building a framework for geriatric oncology in New Zealand Read abstract Dr Edmond Ang Last update Thursday 12 January 2023 Share this page