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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”

Closing the Cancer Care Gap in Africa

Cancer in AfricaAfrica and other low- and middle-income regions are collectively responsible for 70% of the global cancer burden. Africa faces a 67% mortality-to-incidence ratio from cancer according to recent statistics released by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Compare this number to the 23% touted by Northern America, andContinue reading “Closing the Cancer Care Gap in Africa”

Researchers in Germany and Nigeria Join Forces to Differentiate Febrile Diseases with New Diagnostics

In sub-Saharan Africa and other regions with high burdens of malaria, patients presenting with fevers are often prescribed antimalarial drugs without a confirmed diagnosis to avoid treatment delays. However, many infectious diseases cause fevers, and inappropriate use of antimalarial medicines for patients who do not have malaria fuels development of drug resistance. While malaria diagnosticContinue reading “Researchers in Germany and Nigeria Join Forces to Differentiate Febrile Diseases with New Diagnostics”

Network for Africa’s Clinical Trials Community Established

BVGH is thrilled to be part of the Clinical Trials Community Africa Network project, a bold step towards a coordinated and sustainable clinical trials network in Africa. This joint effort with Global Health EDCTP; Science for Africa Foundation; Fondation Mérieux; Medicines Development for Global Health; The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson; and nuvoteQ.io aims to amplify the capacity of African trial sites and laboratories, while providing essential data and regulatory information through the Clinical Trials Community platform. Together, we can bring life-changing treatments to those who need them most. BVGH will support site and laboratory network development; coordinate and implement capacity building programs; and develop and disseminate targeted communications materials to raise visibility.

NSIA and Nigeria to improve treatment for Nigerians through the building of new cancer centres [EXTERNAL VIDEO]

In this interview with eCancer, the CEO of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Aminu Umar-Sadiq, discusses the work of NSIA with building new cancer centers in Nigeria. Watch the video here.