About Us
Cancer-AfricaTM is an action-oriented think-tank committed to the equitable integration of sub-Saharan Africa into the global cancer effort. To this end, Cancer-AfricaTMengages in cross-disciplinary research and development projects with a focus on programmatic valuation.
Mission Statement
Bringing every resource to bear on optimal cancer prevention, treatment and the delivery of cancer services.
Strategic Objectives
- Conducting, implementing and publishing translational cancer research projects in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Conducting, implementing and publishing evidence-based policy research in keeping with our mission.
- Providing evidence-based and content focused cancer information on our public website.
- Organizing training workshops and seminars in keeping with our mission.
Values
We recognize, acknowledge and are humbled to be part of an immensely complex enterprise that involves multiple stakeholders with competing and sometimes conflicting interests and priorities: in this complex maze, we position our efforts as an action-oriented think-tank that promotes strategically-driven partnerships, that are multi-constituent focused and ethically and socially responsible. Cancer-AfricaTM is a matrix organization and such, partnerships are predicated on ownership of the problem, teamwork, loyalty and an unyielding commitment to our mission and goals.
Board of Directors (Projectized: see Projects)
Managing Officer
- Valentine B. Andela ("Bisangena") M.D., M.A. (Intl. Admin.):
Bisangena's core competence is translational cancer research (molecular oncology); having contributed to the understanding of fundamental mechanisms – and signaling pathways – implicated in cancer metastasis (spread) and designed targeted preventive and therapeutic drug strategies thereto (click here for Medline full list of publications). More recently, Bisangeana pursued a fellowship in viral oncology and contributed to the elucidation of a novel counter-immune surveillance mechanism utilized by the Epstein Barr Virus ("EBV") in EBV-related cancers, that is amenable as a preventive and therapeutic tool in EBV-related cancers (notably prevalent in Africa): the manuscript presenting these findings (http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/68/5/1436) was plagiarized and has been a bone of contention in ongoing court proceedings. As the managing officer of Cancer-Africa and as a student of world affaires, Bisangena is informed by the "organic analogy" between his area of core competence and in the conundrums in world affaires. Click here 
to view Valentine Andela's profile. Please contact Valentine Andela with any questions.
Administrative Officer
Aline is a veterinarian by training, with an active interest in project management and an active membership in the Project Management Institute (Philadelphia, PA). In her function as administrative officer, Aline balances demands on resources within the organization. Please contact Aline Bissombi with any questions.
IT Officer and Webmaster
Alphan is a Software Developer focused on web and iPhone application development currently residing in Boston, MA. Please contact Alphan Gunaydin with any questions.
Public Advocacy Officers
- Annah Lauren Kelley, M.A. (Intl. Admin.):
Annah Lauren Kelley graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish from Sewanee: The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. While there, she also obtained minors in Anthropology and Religion and was inducted into Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society.
In 2006, Ms. Kelley went on to receive a Master of Arts in International Administration from the University of Miami in Miami, Florida under the tutelage of Dr. Vendúlka Kubálkova. While studying at the University, Ms. Kelley interned at the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies and wrote her dissertation on the role of this particular non-profit community-based organization within the larger Miami-Dade Cuban-American community.
Ms. Kelley currently works as a Web Content Producer for the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Alabama. She is responsible for publishing relevant web content for both the Intelligence Project and Teaching Tolerance, along with updating and building new curriculum assets for the Teaching Diverse Students Initiative (TDSi) (a joint project between the University of Maryland and the Teaching Tolerance program).
As of March 2010, Ms. Kelley volunteered her web-based advocacy knowledge and skills to the efforts of Cancer-Africa in its work to promote a dialogue regarding the "structuration of equity" in line with it’s mission.
Please contact Annah Kelley with any questions.
Rosae received her MFA in Book Arts/Printmaking from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Her work combines various photographic processes, digital imaging techniques, collage and traditional printmaking media in combination with book structure, design and installation. Her work has been exhibited nationally at centers for the book as well as galleries across the country, including the National Archives and Records Administration in Philadelphia, Pa.
Ms. Reeder brings her knowledge of printmaking to the public advocacy efforts of Cancer-Africa by generating individualized and customized designs of advocacy-driven merchandise per demand.
Please contact Rosae Reeder with any questions.
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"Global Health as the Structuration of Equity: A Interactive White Paper with Companion Case Reports for First Amendment Guaranteed Public Advocacy".
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