Third WAKA HPV Symposium

Kinshasa, DR Congo

2nd till 4th of December 2015

A two-day workshop was organised in Kinshasa, DRC for the WAKA HPV AFRICA network members, invited delegates from APOF (Pathologists without borders, Italy) and ISTM (Insitut Supérieur des Techniques Médicale) for reflection on training for pathologists and creation of a new training programme for cyto-technicians. PhD students from each participating country presented data on ongoing or planned research projects. Local and international delegates presented on HPV research in their institutions and countries. The third day, all the members visited the study site of KINVAV, a randomized controlled trial which is currently ongoing.

More information can be found on the WAKA HPV website