GLOBAL FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS

Technical Fellowships

Since 2016, the Prevent Cancer Foundation has partnered with the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to fund Technical Fellowships, promoting the rapid transfer of knowledge and innovative technology in cancer prevention and early detection, primarily in low- and middle-income countries.

To date, we have funded 38 of these grants. Though the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the usual fellowship process, we are excited to fund the three promising fellows pictured here, as well as an additional class of fellows in the coming year.

Dr. Anarkhuu Bold-Erdene National Cancer Center of Mongolia; Mongolia

Host institution:

BC Cancer; Canada Dr. Rana Chanchal King George’s Medical University; India Host institution: University of Nottingham; United Kingdom Dr. Damigou Mawuli Sambiani Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Institut Juliot-Curie; Senegal Host institution: SOS Cancer Niger; Niger

2020 Global Grants

The following organizations were each awarded a one-year, $75,000 grant.

Organization: Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services Title: Cervical Cancer Prevention among Female Sex Workers in Urban Cities in Cameroon Location of Project: Cameroon

Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer morbidity and mortality in women in developing countries like Cameroon. This project will provide education, screening and treatment to female sex workers, who are vulnerable to cervical cancer and who are not likely to seek screening. Organization: Duke University Title: HOPE: Women Empowering Women to Adopt New Technologies for Cervical Cancer Screening Location of Project: Peru

The project will implement an innovative model of health care delivery that is community-based, relying on women empowering women to be active agents of change in their own health care. This model gives women privacy and agency over cervical cancer screening, allowing 98 out of every 100 women to complete care at home. Organization: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Title: The Efficacy and Feasibility of Fecal Immunochemistry for Colorectal Cancer Screening in Nigeria Location of Project: Nigeria

Colorectal cancer rates in Africa are rising, but there are limited data to guide screening in the region. This project will examine the accuracy and feasibility of a commonly used, inexpensive stool-based screening test as a vital step toward developing colorectal cancer screening programs in Africa.

“ Colorectal cancer is a major problem in Nigeria. This grant will allow us to fill in a major gap in knowledge for colorectal cancer screening.”

— Dr. Isaac Alatise, Nigeria Organization: Rice University Title: Point-of-Care Isothermal HPV DNA Amplification Test for Cervical Cancer Screening in Mozambique Location of Project: Mozambique

Cervical cancer screening remains a challenge in resource-limited settings. The project team is developing and evaluating a new cervical cancer screening test that has the potential to be low-cost and high-performance, compared with existing technologies.

“The HPV test being developed at Rice University has the potential to significantly increase access to cervical cancer screening in

Mozambique. The test is designed for use at the point-of-care, to be userfriendly, and to be inexpensive.

The team has made great strides toward validating the test and gaining feedback from our Mozambican collaborators to be sure it is appropriate for use in this context. I see a great need for this test in our cervical cancer screening program in Mozambique.”

— Dr. Kathleen Schmeler, The University of Texas MD

Anderson Cancer Center