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The Project

Establishment of a network of services for the diagnosis and prevention of oncological diseases in the Horn of Africa.
Goals: 
  • Establishment of a Pathological Anatomy Laboratory at the Hargeisa Group Hospital (HGH) in Hargeisa (Somaliland)
  • Implementation of the equivalent service already active at the Hopital de Balbalà (HDB), in the Republic of Djibouti
  • Launch of a collaboration protocol between the two structures for the management of diagnostics for the benefit of the populations of the two geographical areas affected by the intervention

Beneficiaries:
Hargeisa Group Hospital (HGH)
Hopital de Balbalà (HDB)

Implementation Period:
2014 - 2019

Project supervisor:
Vincenzo Stracca Pansa

Partners:
Hargeisa Group Hospital
Hopital de Balbalà
Italian Society of Pathological Anatomy Diagnostic Cytology – SIAPeC-IAP

Project funded by:
Waldensian Church
Italian Society of Pathological Anatomy and Diagnostic Cytology – SIAPeC-IAP
Lavazza Foundations
Pathologists beyond Borders

APOF Role: 
Lead Institution
Intervention area:
Horn of Africa
Catchment area:
PEOPLE
Diagnosis:
EVERY YEAR
Project funded by:

What we have done

Djibouti 
  • The purchase, shipping and customs clearance of the consumable diagnostic material and all the technical equipment dedicated to the strengthening of the Pathological Anatomy Laboratory at the Balbalà Hospital was completed
  • The installation and testing of the new technical equipment have been completed
  • The training of local technical staff on the use and maintenance of the new equipment was completed and the continuous turnover of Italian doctors and technicians on site continued to support the ordinary activity of the Laboratory and the diagnostics and training of local staff
  • Immunohistochemistry was introduced and integrated into the routine of laboratory procedures, through the delivery of the necessary reagent kits and the training of local medical and technical staff
  • The installation of the Telepathology system was successfully completed and tested

Somaliland 
  • The equipment purchased for the Laboratory has been successfully installed and tested
  • All additional consumables and instruments necessary for the activation of the Telepathology station have been purchased, shipped, customs cleared and delivered to the HGH Laboratory
  • The training program for local healthcare personnel was launched
Association
Associazione Patologi Oltre Frontiera ONG
Offices: Via Padova, 55 - 20127 Milano
Tel. (+39) 333 4090383
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