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Global Oncology

The working group sets a focus on health system research and projects for cancer care in LMICs and in particular in Sub-Saharan Africa as well as migrant cancer care in Germany

Dr. Oliver Henke, MSc

Dr. Oliver Henke, MSc

Leader Global Oncology
  • Dr. Christina-Alexandra Conzen, MPH (Researcher & Working Group Coordination)
  • Monika Pohle (Working Group Coordination)

  • Dr. med. Maximilian Rost (Researcher)
  • Dr. med. Jakob von Herder (Researcher)
  • Dr. med. Gustavo Sarria Vargas (Researcher)

  • Katharina Gruner (Medical Student & PhD Candidate)
  • Jenny Bouraima (Doctor & PhD Candidate)
  • Antonia Neeb (Medical Student & PhD Candidate)
  • Rahel Ayo Gebremichael (PhD candidate)
  • Juliana Janina Kassel (Guest researcher)
  • Clara Markiewicz (Master student)
  • Sanjita Banerjee (Master student)
  • Health System Research in LMICs

  • Global cancer epidemiology

  • Clinical Oncology & Haematology in Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Integrating point of care diagnostics into cancer care

  • Infections and Cancer

  • CML treatment outcome in SSA point-of-care ultrasound in primary health care

Current projects

Project

Information

FAST-ABCD sequencing – fast and accurate breast cancer diagnosis using nanopore sequencing

OOCC – Online Outreach Cancer Clinic

PalliKaPro – Palliative Care Provision in Kagera Region

CML-AID Score

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Past projects

Project

Information

INUKA Palliative Care Project

Description
Establishing palliative home care in Northern Tanzania & cost effectiveness analysis
Partner Organisations

Can-START – Cancer Staging and early Referral for Treatment

Description
Using POCUS in primary health care settings for cancer detection
Partner Organisations

GIZ Hospital Partnership Programme with Marangu Lutheran Hospital, Tanzania