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AORTIC Notices: Cancer and Conflict in Africa – A spotlight on The Sahel
Nov 10, 2024, 05:07

AORTIC Notices: Cancer and Conflict in Africa – A spotlight on The Sahel

The Sahel region in Africa stretches from Senegal and Gambia on the Atlantic coast through Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Sudan to the northwestern part of Ethiopia and Eritrea on the Red Sea coast.

Many of the 16 African countries in conflict are contiguous, stretching from the western Sahel through the Horn of Africa, encompassing the Lake Chad Basin and Great Lakes regions.

Climate change, conflict and political instability have resulted in the biggest humanitarian crises in the world, severely disrupting healthcare. The cancer care needs of conflict- affected populations continues to be a low priority in international and continental responses to the crises in the Sahel.

In this session at London Global Cancer Week, AORTIC Africa will be shining a light on cancer care in the Sahel, hearing from those practicing in these countries and other stakeholders about what the future holds for the Region.

Welcome Susie Stanway (co-convenor London Global Cancer Week) and Nazik Hammad (Queens University, Kingston Canada)

AORTIC Notices: Cancer and Conflict in Africa - A spotlight on The Sahel

Voices from The Sahel

Sudan: Iman Ahmed (University College Cork)

 

Mali: Fatoumata Sidibe (University of Bamako)

 

Niger: Oumou Kimso (Treichville University Hospital)

 

Burkina Faso: Samiraatou Ouedraogo (University Joseph Kl-ZERBO)

 

Cameroon: Ntumsi Tontu (Mbingo Baptist Hospital)

 

Nigeria: Runcie Chidebe (Project Pink Blue)

 

AORTIC SIG (cancer in conflict zones and other humanitarian settings in Africa) –

Nazik Hammad

Nazik Hammad

Jeffrey Samuel (Regional Director Africa, Direct Relief)

AORTIC Notices: Cancer and Conflict in Africa - A spotlight on The Sahel

Panel discussion

Moderators: Nazik Hammad and Richard Sullivan (Kings College London)

AORTIC Notices: Cancer and Conflict in Africa - A spotlight on The Sahel

Session speakers and in addition:

Suzy Elneil (University College London UK)
Gevorg Tamamyan (Yerevan State Medical University, Armenia)

Gevorg Tamamyan

Pat Price (Global Coalition for Radiotherapy)

Pat-Price

Andre Ilbawi (Technical officer cancer control, WHO)

AORTIC Notices: Cancer and Conflict in Africa - A spotlight on The Sahel

Closing summary and call to action: Nazik Hammad

Register here.

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