Attendees of the community awareness training workshop More than half of Côte d’Ivoire’s cancer patients are diagnosed with late-stage malignancies. Awareness of cancer symptoms and the timely engagement of primary care providers are key factors that promote earlier diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients. Primary care providers (PCPs), community health workers (CHWs), and community leadersContinue reading “Community Leaders and Influencers Gather in Abidjan to Become Cancer Awareness Champions”
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Multidisciplinary Care Teams Empowered to Implement Tumor Boards
Participants collage of the Fundamentals of Tumor Board Management digital course Tumor boards enable a multidisciplinary team of healthcare experts – including oncologists, nurses, pathologists, radiologists, surgeons, and more – to review complex cancer cases and identify the most effective treatment strategy for those patients. While routinely practiced in the USA since the 1990s, theContinue reading “Multidisciplinary Care Teams Empowered to Implement Tumor Boards”
Forging U.S.+ Nigeria Collaboration to Enable Advanced Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Due to the complex and varied anatomy of the head and neck, as well as the aggressiveness and heterogeneity of head and neck cancers, treatment of these malignancies is particularly challenging. Building on BVGH’s partnership with the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and Nigeria’s commitment to building the oncology workforce, BVGH organized a one-month observershipContinue reading “Forging U.S.+ Nigeria Collaboration to Enable Advanced Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer Patients”
Bridging the Knowledge Gap: Impact of Community Outreach on Childhood Cancer Awareness and Hospital Navigation in Nigeria
Bridging the Knowledge Gap: Impact of Community Outreach on Childhood Cancer Awareness and Hospital Navigation in Nigeria Contributing Authors: Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu, MBBS, Medicaid Cancer Foundation, Nigeria Maryam Mukhtar Ali, Medicaid Cancer Foundation, Nigeria Micaella Jorge, PhD, BIO Ventures for Global Health, USA Introduction Childhood cancer is an emerging public health concern in many low-resourceContinue reading “Bridging the Knowledge Gap: Impact of Community Outreach on Childhood Cancer Awareness and Hospital Navigation in Nigeria”
Trainees Gain Valuable Knowledge of Hematologic Malignancies
Despite hematologic malignancies such as leukemias and myeloproliferative disorders being highly prevalent in Africa, pathology laboratories in public cancer hospitals have limited capacity to diagnose patients. In response to requests from AAI partner hospitals, BVGH developed a 7-session French-language and a 9-session English-language set of digital courses titled “2024 AAI Pathology of Hematologic Malignancies”. TheContinue reading “Trainees Gain Valuable Knowledge of Hematologic Malignancies”
Clinical Trial Management and Site Readiness Strengthened
BVGH organized and led an 11-lecture digital training program on the basics of clinical trial management. The course, which was designed for professionals in low- and middle-income countries who are interested in conducting clinical trials, attracted 5,752 participants from 111 countries globally. Experts from the United States Food and Drug Administration, Cleveland Clinic, Johns HopkinsContinue reading “Clinical Trial Management and Site Readiness Strengthened”
BVGH, ASCO, and RCR Team Up to Enhance Prostate Cancer Management in Rwanda
Prostate cancer management workshop attendees with visiting ASCO lecturers Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in Rwanda and is a leading cause of cancer mortality in the country. Despite its annual cancer incidence of 7,122, there are fewer than 70 oncology healthcare professionals practicing in Rwanda. To optimize interdisciplinary communication and maximizeContinue reading “BVGH, ASCO, and RCR Team Up to Enhance Prostate Cancer Management in Rwanda”
Improving the Quality of Cervical Cancer Screening Services in Rwanda
In 2021, BVGH and the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) implemented a cervical and breast cancer Educate, Screen, and Treat (EST) program that screened more than 7,000 women for cervical cancer, offered clinical breast exams, and integrated cervical cancer screening into the routine services offered by health facilities in Rwanda’s Bugesera District. During the EST program,Continue reading “Improving the Quality of Cervical Cancer Screening Services in Rwanda”
Educational Materials Enhance Childhood Cancer Awareness in Abuja, Nigeria
University of Abuja Teaching Hospital stakeholders including Chief Medical Director Professor Bissallah Ahmed Ekele and Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee Dr. Bob Ukonu pose with the Founder and CEO of Medicaid Cancer Foundation and new pediatric cancer awareness materials In the USA, 90% of pediatric cancer patients survive their disease; in Africa, 90% of pediatric cancerContinue reading “Educational Materials Enhance Childhood Cancer Awareness in Abuja, Nigeria”
Nigeria Expanding Radiotherapy Services Nationwide
Medical physicists from NLCC, Jos University Teaching Hospital, and the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital pose during the on-site training In early 2024, the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Nigeria entered into an agreement to equip six Nigerian cancer centers with state-of-the-art radiotherapy systems. ToContinue reading “Nigeria Expanding Radiotherapy Services Nationwide”