INCTR 2005INCTR

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INCTR TANZANIA OFFICESTATUS REPORT 2005DR.
TWALIB A. NGOMA
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT TANZANIA

• Pop. 35 million
• GDP USD 523 Total health exp. 4.8 GDP
• Dr./Patient ratio 123,000
• Number of oncologists 6 oncologists
• New cancer pts/yr 30,000
• Realistic number of patients able to access
  services at the only cancer institute 10

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MISSION VISION OF INCTR OFFICE IN TANZANIA

• MISSION Help build capacity for high quality
  Cancer Treatment and Research in Tanzania and the
  Africa region
• VISION Reach a stage where most of the cancer
  patients in Tanzania receive the benefits of
  advances in cancer management so as to increase
  survival rates and quality of life.

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PERSONNEL AND STRUCTURE

• Principal Investigator and Head of INCTR office
  - Dr. Twalib Ngoma
• Data Manager Seif Mkamba
• Research Coordinator Jane Kaijage
• Research Nurse Mary Haule
• Project Secretary Adeline Urassa

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INCTR STAFF
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INCTR TANZANIA OFFICE ACTIVITIES 2005

• Cancer Control Projects IARC/INCTR project on
  early detection of cancer of the cervix in
  Tanzania using VIA/VILLI
• Research Treatment and Characterization of
  Burkitts lymphoma in Africa
• INCTR Breast and Retinoblastoma retrospective
  studies
• Local organization of Palliative Care workshop
  June 2005

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ON GOING AND PROPOSED BURKITTS LYMPHOMA PROJECTS

• Burkitts Lymphoma Clinical study
• Burkitts Lymphoma Laboratory studies role of
  EBV and role of malaria in causation of Burkitts
  lymphoma
• Depocyte study in CNS relapses (proposed)

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INCTR TANZANIA OFFICE WILL COORDINATE MY CHILD
MATTERS BL UICC PROJECT
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PROPOSED ACTIVITIES 2005

• The office is planning to prepare a request to
  the Education Committee of INCTR for assistance
  in developing a palliative care and cancer
  awareness training programs.
• The office plans to organise local clinical
  trials and research methodology training sessions
  in 2006
• The office plans to have fund raising activites
  in 2006.

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