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The Project

Project to support breast diagnostics at the Maternity Hospital in Herat, Afghanistan
Objectives: 
  • Introduction of cytological diagnostics of breast lesions detected during clinical and/or mammographic and/or ultrasound examination

Recipient Institute:
Maternity Hospital Herat

Implementation period:
2018-2021

Project supervisor:
Paolo Giovenali

Partners:
Italian Embassy in Kabul
USL Umbria 1
Umberto Veronesi Foundation
Maternity Hospital Herat
Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia
Rezai Foundation
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Project funded by:
Umberto Veronesi Foundation
BNL Foundation
Pathologists beyond Borders

APOF Role: 
Partner Institution
Intervention area:
Afghanistan, City of Herat
Catchment area:
PEOPLE
Diagnosis:
EVERY YEAR
Project funded by:

What we have done

  • A theoretical/practical training session on cytopathology was organized for 4 staff members of the Herat Breast Cancer Center. The course, lasting 3 months, was held at the Pathological Anatomy department of the S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital in Perugia
  • A Telepathology system connected with Italy has been established to carry out quality control of diagnoses and for real-time consultancy on the most complex cases
 
In August 2021 we were forced to suspend activities following the Taliban offensive and the fall of Kabul.
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