Brief report: Global health initiatives and breast oncology capacity-building in Africa

Global health initiatives provide exciting opportunities for capacity-building in low- and middle-income countries but data regarding how African clinicians characterize the most effective partnerships are lacking. We surveyed attendees at two “Breast Cancer in Africa” symposia sponsored through a s...

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Published in:The American journal of surgery 2020-04, Vol.219 (4), p.563-565
Main Authors: Bayard, Solange, Susick, Laura, Kyei, Ishmael, Chen, Yalei, Davis, Melissa B., Gyan, Kofi, Newman, Lisa A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
Biomedical Research
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms
Capacity Building
Capacity development
Co authorship
Congresses as Topic
Equipment and Supplies - supply & distribution
Female
Global Health
Health Personnel - education
Hospitals
Humans
International Educational Exchange
Medical Oncology - education
Medical personnel
Medical students
Medical supplies
Needs Assessment
Nurses
Oncology
Partnerships
Physical training
Physicians
Surgery training
Training
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Summary:Global health initiatives provide exciting opportunities for capacity-building in low- and middle-income countries but data regarding how African clinicians characterize the most effective partnerships are lacking. We surveyed attendees at two “Breast Cancer in Africa” symposia sponsored through a surgeon-led global breast cancer research collaborative. Respondents ranked their preferences for needs from American global health partnerships. 399 African attendees responded (170 at the 2017 Ghana conference; 229 at the 2018 Ethiopia conference). Physicians comprised 41.1% of respondents; nurses 20.1% and medical students 27.6%. Ancillary hospital staff comprised the remaining 11.2%. Among clinicians, 75.7% ranked educational/training programs or donation of medical supplies as the highest-priority needs compared to only 20.4% ranking direct monetary support as the highest-priority need (P 
ISSN:0002-9610
1879-1883
DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.01.034