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EMPOWERING AFRICA'S FIGHT AGAINST CANCER

AFRICAN BIOBANK FOR CANCER RESEARCH (ABCR) IS PART OF A BROADER PAN-AFRICAN
CANCER RESEARCH INITIATIVE, DEDICATED TO ADVANCING CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT
IN AFRICA. AFRICAN BIOBANK FOR CANCER RESEARCH ENVISIONS A TRANSFORMATIVE
INITIATIVE AIMED AT ESTABLISHING A CENTRAL BIO SPECIMEN COLLECTION CENTER IN
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA. WE RECOGNIZE THE URGENT NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE AND
REGION-SPECIFIC DATA TO ENHANCE ONCOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING AND PROVIDE TAILORED
TREATMENT SOLUTIONS FOR CANCER PATIENTS ACROSS THE CONTINENT.


MISSION

OUR MISSION IS TO PIONEER THE CREATION OF A STATE-OF-THE-ART CENTRAL BIOBANK AND
FACILITATE COLLABORATION AMONG SCIENTISTS IN AFRICA. BY DOING SO, WE AIM TO
ACCELERATE CANCER RESEARCH, PROMOTE LOCAL SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS, AND
ULTIMATELY IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES. ABCR STRATEGICALLY ESTABLISHES ITS CENTRAL
BIO SPECIMEN COLLECTION CENTER IN ADDIS ABABA, CAPITALIZING ON THE CITY'S
DIPLOMATIC PROMINENCE IN AFRICA. THIS PROXIMITY TO AFRICAN UNION CENTER FOR
DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (AFRICA CDC) ENABLES SEAMLESS COLLABORATION,
RESOURCE SHARING, AND COORDINATION FOR ADVANCING CANCER RESEARCH CONTINENT-WIDE.
WHILE CURRENTLY FOCUSED ON THE CENTRAL FACILITY, ABCR ENVISIONS FUTURE
COLLABORATIONS WITH AFRICA CDC AND REGIONAL PARTNERS, ANTICIPATING MUTUAL
SUPPORT IN ADDRESSING BROADER PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES.

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OBJECTIVES

BIOBANK SPECIMEN COLLECTION



○ ESTABLISH A CENTRAL BIO SPECIMEN COLLECTION CENTER, STRATEGICALLY LOCATED FOR
PATIENT ACCESSIBILITY.


○ IMPLEMENT RIGOROUS PROTOCOLS FOR THE ETHICAL AND STANDARDIZED COLLECTION OF
DIVERSE BIO SPECIMENS FROM CANCER PATIENTS.


○ ADVOCATE FOR BIOSPECIMEN DONATION FROM CANCER PATIENTS.


BIOBANK INFRASTRUCTURE



○ DEVELOP A CUTTING-EDGE BIOBANK FACILITY EQUIPPED WITH ADVANCED STORAGE AND
PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGIES TO MAINTAIN SPECIMEN INTEGRITY.


○ IMPLEMENT STRICT QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES TO ENSURE THE RELIABILITY AND
CONSISTENCY OF STORED SAMPLES.


SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION



○ FACILITATE A COLLABORATIVE PLATFORM FOR ONCOLOGISTS, RESEARCHERS, AND
SCIENTISTS ACROSS AFRICA TO SHARE DATA, FINDINGS, AND INSIGHTS.


○ FOSTER PARTNERSHIPS WITH ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND
RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE A ROBUST RESEARCH ECOSYSTEM.


BUILDING A BIOSPECIMEN DATABASE AND ORDERING SYSTEM



○ STREAMLINING THE RESEARCH PROCESS FOR SCIENTISTS AND FACILITATING EFFICIENT
ACCESS TO BIOSPECIMENS.


○ TO ACHIEVE THIS, WE WILL IMPLEMENT A ROBUST BIOSPECIMEN DATABASE AND ORDERING
SYSTEM.


DATABASE FEATURES



○ DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE AND USER-FRIENDLY ONLINE CATALOG THAT DETAILS THE
AVAILABLE BIOSPECIMENS.


○ IMPLEMENT ADVANCED SEARCH FUNCTIONALITIES, ALLOWING SCIENTISTS TO EASILY
LOCATE SPECIFIC BIOSPECIMENS BASED ON CRITERIA.


○ ENSURE SEAMLESS INTEGRATION OF BIOSPECIMEN DATA WITH RELEVANT CLINICAL
INFORMATION, MOLECULAR DATA, AND ANY OTHER PERTINENT DETAILS.


USER ACCOUNTS



○ ENABLE SCIENTISTS TO CREATE ACCOUNTS, FACILITATING PERSONALIZED PROFILES AND
PREFERENCES FOR A MORE TAILORED USER EXPERIENCE.



CALL TO ACTION

We invite healthcare professionals, researchers, philanthropists, and government
agencies to join us in this transformative journey. Together we can build a
sustainable infrastructure for cancer research in Africa, and make significant
strides towards personalized cancer care.
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PROSPECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS

International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)

World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF)

African Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)

Addis Ababa University College of Health Science (AAU CHS)

Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)

African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC)

American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)

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