GLOBAL IMPACT

Technical Fellowships

The Prevent Cancer Foundation® funds a series of fellowships focusing on rapid transfer of knowledge and technology in cancer prevention and early detection. This program was initiated through a partnership with the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), an international non-profit organization.

UICC Technical Fellowships allow health care professionals from around the world to learn new techniques and skills in the early detection and treatment of cancer at top research and cancer institutes. The majority of awarded fellows come from low- and middle-income countries. The UICC fellowships are generously supported by the FitzGerald Family.

**Ayman Al-Dahshan, MBBCH**
The Memorial Souad Kafafi University Hospital, Egypt

**Title of Fellowship:** King Hussein Cancer Center’s Tobacco Dependence Treatment (TDT) Fellowship Program

**Host Institution:** King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan

**Simon Boni, MPH, Ph.D.**
National Cancer Program, Ivory Coast

**Title of Fellowship:** Evaluation of the impact of campaigns and national health policies on the performance of the secondary prevention program for cervical cancer in Côte d’Ivoire from 2010 to 2023

**Host Institution:** Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France

Devaraja K, MBBS, M.S., DNB Kasturba Medical College Manipal, India Title of Fellowship: Validation of a novel risk stratification tool for oral cancer and designing a multicentric trial to prospectively evaluate the clinical efficacy of this tool in a real-world scenario Host Institution: International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France — **Devaraja K, MBBS, M.S., DNB**
Kasturba Medical College Manipal, India

**Title of Fellowship:** Validation of a novel risk stratification tool for oral cancer and designing a multicentric trial to prospectively evaluate the clinical efficacy of this tool in a real-world scenario

**Host Institution:** International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France

Qudus Olajide Lawal Q., MBBS, FWACS End Cervical Cancer Nigeria Initiative, Nigeria Title of Fellowship: From data deficiency to data dominance: Empowering cancer screening in Nigeria with Canscreen5 Host Institution: International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France — **Qudus Olajide Lawal Q., MBBS, FWACS**
End Cervical Cancer Nigeria Initiative, Nigeria

**Title of Fellowship:** From data deficiency to data dominance: Empowering cancer screening in Nigeria with Canscreen5

**Host Institution:** International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France

Saeed Nemati, M.S. Cancer Research Institute of Iran, Iran Title of Fellowship: Projection of potential preventable cancer incidence through opium use prevention in Iran by 2035 Host Institution: International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France — **Saeed Nemati, M.S.**
Cancer Research Institute of Iran, Iran

**Title of Fellowship:** Projection of potential preventable cancer incidence through opium use prevention in Iran by 2035

**Host Institution:** International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France

Ariwan Saeed, M.D. Zhianawa Cancer Center, Iraq Title of Fellowship: Systematic mapping of pediatric cancers and outcome disparities in Iraq Host Institution: International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France — **Ariwan Saeed, M.D.**
Zhianawa Cancer Center, Iraq

**Title of Fellowship:** Systematic mapping of pediatric cancers and outcome disparities in Iraq

**Host Institution:** International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France

Abhishek Shankar, MBA, M.D. All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, India Title of Fellowship: Empowering lung cancer screening in primary care settings in India through learning development of point of care device via liquid biopsy Host Institution: Columbia University, New York, United States — **Abhishek Shankar, MBA, M.D.**
All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, India

**Title of Fellowship:** Empowering lung cancer screening in primary care settings in India through learning development of point of care device via liquid biopsy

**Host Institution:** Columbia University, New York, United States

Le Ngoan Tran, M.D., Ph.D. Center for Health Promotion and Research, Vietnam Title of Fellowship: Waterpipe tobacco smoking and cancer risks, a prospective cohort study Host Institution: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Pavilion, Pittsburgh, United States — **Le Ngoan Tran, M.D., Ph.D.**
Center for Health Promotion and Research, Vietnam

**Title of Fellowship:** Waterpipe tobacco smoking and cancer risks, a prospective cohort study

**Host Institution:** University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Pavilion, Pittsburgh, United States

Bridget Yabo Haske Dominican Hospital, Nigeria Title of Fellowship: Transitioning from opportunistic to population-based integrated breast and cervical cancer screening in Haske Dominican Hospital Dabai, Zuri, Nigeria Host Institution: Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services, Yaoundé, Cameroon — **Bridget Yabo**
Haske Dominican Hospital, Nigeria

**Title of Fellowship:** Transitioning from opportunistic to population-based integrated breast and cervical cancer screening in Haske Dominican Hospital Dabai, Zuri, Nigeria

**Host Institution:** Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Ayah Firwana, M.D.
Palestinian Ministry of Health, Gaza

Title of Fellowship: Tobacco Dependence Treatment Fellowship Program

Host Institution: King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan

We are saddened to share the news of the death of Dr. Ayah Firwana who was killed in Gaza in October 2023. She planned to train at the King Hussein Cancer Center in Jordan as part of her efforts toward smoking cessation services and a tobacco-dependence treatment program in Gaza.