Establishment of a joint Belgian-Ugandan research team on screening for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

We aim to kick-start a Belgian-Ugandan collaboration using the requested grant as seed money. An on-site kick-off meeting will be planned. Output of the research grant will include a systematic review article on HCC screening in resource limited settings and a joint grant application for the South Initiative of VLIR-UOS. In addition, the grant will allow to start storage of clinical samples and will thus substantially increase the chance of successful translational research grant applications. In the long-term this grant will allow the strengthening of both the research and operational capacity of several Ugandan Universities and the broadening of an existing research line for the Belgian applicant.

Keywords:GENETIC DISEASE, SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING

Disciplines:Hepatology, Cancer prevention, Tropical medicine