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Dr Partha Basu presented the current status of HPV vaccination and cancer screening programmes in low- and middle-income countries to a group of post-graduate students.

Dr Partha Basu gave a presentation on the IARC initiatives relating to cancer screening and early detection during the conference, which was jointly organized by the Chinese National Cancer Center and IARC.

Dr Basu takes over as Group Head upon the retirement of Dr Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan.

The Screening Group organized this training course in collaboration with the Cancer Institute/Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CICAMS) with participants from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam.

We wish Dr Sankaranarayanan all the best in his retirement after many years of service in creating and leading the Screening Group at IARC and giving a new dimension to cancer control initiatives in the developing world.

The Atlas of Colposcopy: Principles and Practice is a digital tool to train students, medical staff, and practitioners in colposcopy and the management of cervical neoplasia. The atlas deals with the basics and then guides the learner through the intricacies of detecting the changes, differentiating neoplastic from non-neoplastic conditions, and documenting the findings. In this tutorial, Dr Partha Basu from the Section of Early Detection and Prevention at IARC shows how to use the digital atlas of colposcopy. Watch video.

The practice of colposcopy has evolved significantly over the past few years, with the introduction of new screening technologies. The Atlas of Colposcopy: Principles and Practice is a freely accessible digital tool developed by IARC to train all those involved in diagnosing and treating cervical cancer or precancerous lesions, particularly in developing countries. Dr Partha Basu from the Section of Early Detection and Prevention at IARC presents the new digital atlas of colposcopy. Watch video.

Dr Partha Basu presented the CanScreen5 project and proposed its expansion to North America and Latin America in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the US National Cancer Institute (NCI)’s Center for Global Health. The presentation was attended by programme managers from cancer screening programmes in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, and Mexico.

Dr Partha Basu, along with Dr Youssef Chami of the Lalla Salma Foundation for the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer, visited Senegal, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, and Chad to discuss the implementation of the CARE4Afrique project with the countries’ Ministries of Health and other national partners.

Dr Partha Basu contributed to the development of this important training package. View the publication.