Research Training in Cancer Prevention and Control in Morocco

描述(申请人提供)：癌症是全球第二大死亡原因，70%的癌症死亡发生在发展中国家。摩洛哥的癌症负担正在增加，因此，该国已将癌症预防和控制作为其卫生战略的一部分。为了实现减少国家癌症负担的目标，摩洛哥正在加强其两个基于人口的癌症登记，在服务不足的地区开设了新的癌症治疗医院，并在首都开设了乳腺癌和宫颈癌筛查设施。最后，摩洛哥为癌症研究划拨了资金。然而，还有很多工作要做，包括记录癌症的分布和与癌症相关的因素，以及治疗结果，以便为全国癌症预防和治疗指南提供信息。目前，摩洛哥没有一支拥有高级公共卫生学位或接受过癌症研究正式培训的专家队伍。认识到这一局限性，摩洛哥表示有兴趣制定研究培训方案。这笔赠款的目的是通过国内培训、在线证书和USF MSPH学位的混合方法，在全国范围内培训一批癌症研究专家。此外，这笔赠款还将留下为摩洛哥制定的癌症流行病学证书。为了实现这些目标，我们在莫菲特癌症中心和研究所(在癌症预防和控制研究方面拥有强大的投资组合)、南佛罗里达大学(USF)(可以提供癌症流行病学和公共卫生方面的正式培训)、摩洛哥国立卫生研究院(NIHM)(负责支持本国和该国的癌症研究能力的公共卫生机构)和国家卫生局(负责开发满足国家需求的新型研究生培训计划)之间建立了合作伙伴关系。此外，NIHM还联系了摩洛哥境内的几个机构，包括卡萨布兰卡大学、非斯大学、拉巴特大学和马拉喀什大学的医学院和药学院，以及资助机构，如Lalla Salma、国家研究与技术中心(CNRST)和哈桑二世科学与技术学院。这笔赠款是在我们与摩洛哥的癌症研究合作努力中一个令人兴奋和关键的时刻到来的。 公共卫生相关性：癌症研究培训的资金将使低收入国家能够满足其癌症研究需求，在美国和摩洛哥发展多学科研究的机会，并通过阐明癌症风险因素和癌症疾病进展来支持将使美国受益的癌症。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Cancer is the second leading cause of deaths globally with 70% of all cancer deaths occurring in developing countries. Morocco's cancer burden is increasing and therefore, the country has prioritized cancer prevention and control as part of its health strategy. To achieve the goal of reducing the national cancer burden Morocco is strengthening its two population based cancer registries, has opened new cancer treatment hospitals in underserved regions and a breast cancer and cervical cancer screening facility in its capital. Finally, Morocco has allocated funding for cancer research. However much remains to be done including documenting the cancer distribution and the factors associated with cancer, as well as treatment outcomes to inform cancer prevention and treatment guidelines nationally. Currently, Morocco does not have a cadre of experts with advanced public health degrees or formal training in cancer research. Recognizing this limitation Morocco has expressed the interest in developing research training programs. The aim of this grant is to train a cadre of cancer research experts nationally through mixed methods of in-country training, online certificates and MSPH degrees at USF. In addition, the grant will leave behind a cancer epidemiology certificate developed for Morocco. To achieve these goals, we formed a partnership between the Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute which has a strong portfolio in cancer prevention and control research, the University of South Florida (USF) which can provide formal training in cancer epidemiology and public health, the National Institutes of Health in Morocco (NIHM), a public health institution in charge of supporting its own and the country's cancer research capacity, and the National Health Administration in charge of developing novel graduate training programs that address the nation's needs. Furthermore, NIHM has outreached to several institutions within Morocco including the colleges of medicine and Pharmacy at the University Casablanca, Fez, Rabat and Marrakesh and funding agencies such as Lalla Salma, the National Center for Research and Technology (CNRST) and Hassan II Academy of Science and technology. This grant comes at an exciting and pivotal time in our cancer research collaboration efforts with Morocco. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Funding in cancer research training will allow low income countries to address their cancer research needs, develop opportunities for multidisciplinary research both in the U.S. and in Morocco, and support cancer that will benefit the U.S. through elucidation of cancer risk factors and cancer disease progression.