KHCC MENA OERT INITIATIVE

King Hussein Cancer Center Middle East and North Africa  Outreach for Education, Research and Treatment 

Leading Cancer Training, Diagnosis, Research, and Treatment

The KHCC MENA OERT Initiative is proposing a comprehensive strategies to build the sustainable capabilities of cancer diagnosis, research, education, training, and treatment in the MENA region by leveraging regional expertise as well as educational and medical technologies.   This will benefit pathologists  specializing in anatomical and cytopathology. It is planned to collaborate with the KHCC, which is a centre for excellence in training professionals in Jordan in the first year—from the second year onwards, increasing the scope of this particular project to other countries in the MENA region, including the lesser developed countries like Lebanon and Syria as well as  the more advanced facilities in Saudi Arabia or the UAE.

Building Capacities in Pathology Through Partnerships

Dr. Ravi Mehrotra, Chief Medical Officer, Open Health Systems Laboratory, and Adjunct Professor, Emory University and Anil Srivastava, head of Open Health Systems Laboratory.

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  • Jeeven Saini


Pathology Experts:

  • Parvati Dev
  • Kabeer Minhas

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