Dream big the i, im eddie mike of junior and you welcome to the program. October is Breast Cancer awareness month, a time when campanas around a well educated people on the disease on the importance of l. E. Cap. Now, while africa has one of the lowest incidence rates of Breast Cancer in the world, its mortality rate is higher compared to other regions. Although it comes up as a whole is a rapidly growing Health Concern in africa. Research on the disease, so has a long way to go. Well discuss that a bit later on the program a fast. Lets go to time i live in north im gonna work on pain is ive been on the streets create and awareness. Its one of the growing number of initiatives to encourage people to get screens to these techs comes out early, so much at least to it as wide as drive is so important. I done to help create our n as to the public, especially the women, the men to add 3 by a mall procedures. I bought a woman at 2020. I think we had no more to about 65 cases, new cases. 12022. We had almost about 68 cases. Thats way to 22. So now weve replied that almost about 100 though what the cases. What mean that not that part of that . So thats what ill do that Breast Cancer is really become in that bed. And at that point i probably need to know about it. But thats why we are here to educate as long as that spring in violence k on box. Shes a research electra at the university of the medical school. Hello and welcome to the program of them octo by is Breast Cancer awareness month. But with all this awareness, how much capability is down the continent to detect and treat to this type of concept . Well, basically this created in the missiles that i using used for screening dont require much sophisticated piece. Many times its you, you couldnt quite examination as most of you as well. And im out or sounds. Im just going submission of costs. It can be done without anything thats means its available everywhere for as long as the people know wants to do possible press examination, you have to know exactly how to do it. So as long as the knowledge is that is low properly out of sound is widely available in the commitment even lower. So centers, the most ultrasounds are being used for diagnostic purposes for people of course problems. So as using data source for screening. So its a strain, but otherwise the facility for using ultrasound for Breast Cancer screening is the most intense enough for that for well, thats definitely good news, right . But what is causing the increased number of kinds of cases across the continent cause the numbers are rising, use it the lifestyle while we eat and drink. What is it that to things is its the question they have to ask is that, is it, is it for increase or is it because or that most a cup of beach is up increase, or remember thats when you start screening, then youll be picking more lesions youd be picking off patients. I think people which really small tiny cub says that might not manifestation actually disease. Later on, youre going to pick them and youre going to comb step. So sometimes when it goes screening for something, you expect the numbers to ship. The other things that it could be a real increase in that theres a lot of Lifestyle Changes in, in africa and that environment on these factors that play. Thats right. Now its very so very easy to actually decides to get to the, to the fact that is an increase always because we are the listings and detection capability of actually improved. I see. Well, counselor is one of the leading causes of death in africa. What is the state of Cancer Research on the continent overall . Its very, very easy to in fact i recently, we did a review of nature just to try to see how much out which is there or how much is which is happening. And thats because very, very, very true. And this isnt, thats coincidence of speech to something countries. But very few of those countries that actually do research and that is appropriate mean. So, and that is why even the question on increasing numbers becomes problematic because that with many people doing Actual Research to tell us what the, the correct numbers. So everything is based on a lot of this puts a lot of estimates for many countries fair, but the problem is that the few countries enough because thats how population wides, cuz that registries. So again, thats appropriate. How do we know how much disease the res is standard . Theyre just results covering all the areas and increasing the areas. So to answer the question, the shots, theres not much of Research Going on income. So for my, for you to choose the if the project, i agree, it definitely is a painting. But if we know all of these problems, what are we doing to solve these problems . First, that does look good 3 right now talking about defends, i really appreciate it. Didnt go to your, your, you want that to say like this, thats tokyo for this stuff having composition because i focus, hes extremely important. What has made us enable this tool to sort of come cutting h a v if they make you can compete as well as cause a lot of people for Team Resources over the news. People with money, governments, organizations, treaties, and rentals. I liked it. So thats probably monday, puts in resources. Once you put in your success in a disease, its much easier to actually hundreds and do research. So the starting point for contacting us is that focusing . We need to Start Talking about it. We need to start projecting these numbers, having making headlines actually just say, look, look at the number of people dates in, in this quote to them. And theres not enough thats being done this thats doing something about right. File, thats kind of, im the research i electra how the university of them. Yeah. Medical. So thank you very much for your time. The Prostate Cancer. Theres another form of the disease. It is the most commonly diagnosed, comes in man, and the risk increases as men get older. According to research, Prostate Cancer is more prevalent among black african men than a white man and is more likely to strike the younger age. The good news is that disease is treatable, f detected early, but a bad news is many mental, uncomfortable to even talk about this deed of use. All these extra komatt takes us to make us in nigeria, a country where one in full man about the age of 50, face the risk of developing Prostate Cancer. Happy to be back on his scooter. 73 year old child, so well put that takes a ride around these old mean lagos. Charlie boy, as he used called, is well known in major risk entertainment c box in april this year to rebuild on social media, his bottle with Prostate Cancer. Oh. First i didnt know what was going, what was happening, my Prostate Cancer i had into my bladder personality, i dont know, but of course i would like to know on the id, my age level is not and i know theres a high probability that ill be having those issues, you know, but i would definitely like to prospect, i know the most many ways for too long before gets india. Jekyll says the professor or do i owe the acquittal for you dont know just at the Lagos University college of medicine. So that, thats, thats a problem and because of that, a lot of the patient by time to come, it started to advance disease fear color to come in late. So call me at this stage where tricked megs cannot be purely to for, you know, and so that, thats a big problem. You kind of what was that economic realities in nigeria kind of make Prostate Cancer treatments expensive. But the issue of how treatments kind of fig sexual performance is also a sensitive topic for man. So youre going to be broken off for the unfortunately, most of the treatment for Prostate Cancer, we involve the loss of furniture. Okay, so thats one of the major factor where people will, when they know they put the plastic on side the they dont want to receive the disability. They just need to be properly console. That to even do it. That factor security. Not everybody, but we need to fix it. We have treatments for that as well. But faster they must learn about the various treatments available to them. And that is why charlie boy hopes that by going public, which is the Prostate Cancer. It will help bundles like kansas speak about to take extra shame to talk about a lot of my friends, a lot of people that i know you know, have passed on foot because of this problem. And because they were more than they were not even telling they are wise, those are the ones that are moderate and just how bad and the new the new the go is and then its in may a new law was passing nigeria making education about breast or cervical, Prostate Cancer, compulsory and high schools, but expect still wants and wants to be done in the area of awareness. And the advice man to begin prostate Cancer Screening from the age of 40 on awards. Joining me now from a crowd gonna is the ill be the outcome, the scientist on the c o of you maci biotechnology company, focusing on Concert Research in africa. Hello, and welcome to programs. And are you into really fine, how kind of sized diagnosed and treated in africa . Whats the problem with how its currently being done or so . So the problem is not so much an issue of how its being done in africa is really about how its done globally. Currently, most Cancer Research occurs in north america and in, in eastern europe, a little bit in asia now. But majority of the dates are that is used the majority of the patients that are being studied, people of european answers. So the numbers are Something Like about almost 80 percent of do you know, make information. So information on your, on general ones that is available for research comes from people of european ancestry. Now people of european access the account for less than 10 percent of the global population. So when you have 80 percent of your Research Data coming from less than 10 percent of your population, that creates an issue. So a little above all, we know about cancer, which is a genetic disease, you know, is driven by mutations in genes in your body. Majority of what we know is from people of european ancestry. So most of the Clinical Trials that have been run to try to test cancer, drugs or tests, new diagnostics have done focused on people of european ancestry. And so there is growing evidence that these drugs and some of these diagnostic tools do not work as well. And people who are not of european defense. And so there is a need to diversify their Research Base so that we develop drugs thats work in all people irrespective. And they are from i think thats a pretty interesting what you say. Have you found anything unique to comstock cases in africa as well . So theres lots of data. I mean we are very new company. Weve only been doing this for about 2 years. But there are lots of scientific legit published from people you know, in the us and in other places who ive looked at you know, of the, as i said these especially looking at people of african descent. And is this clear evidence that certain types of kinds of presents differently . A good example is Breast Cancer where you have this some type of Breast Cancer called triple negative Breast Cancer. It is much more prevalent in women of african descent done and, and any of that. And triple negative risk also happens to be one of the most aggressive forms of Breast Cancer and usually presents in younger women. So usually you think of Breast Cancer as a disease, that placement be on the 14, i think in gun 9 and many african countries. And indeed people of african descent all over the world to find women. Even in the teens or early twenties, were presenting with Breast Cancer. So that is just one example of Prostate Cancer in black man is also, you know, twice as likely to cause death then in confusion man. So there are a number of these, you know, theres a, theres a lot of evidence adjusting that kinds of presents differently. And in some cases, presents more aggressively and people of african descent. But there is currently not a lot of research to explain why this is. And so that is what we are trying to do up to you much. One of the key thing, when you talk about cons, i is the treatment of it. It can be very expensive. Now your company isnt investing in cutting edge biotechnology and even a i, how would i would use the cost of treating concept . So, you know, this is, you know, the, some ways you can think of that. So best buy in the long view. If we have better tools to diagnose cancer, we diagnose cancer alia, that will cut the cost. Many people unfortunate being done, and many african countries only present to the hospital when they are kind of psycho its very advanced ages. At that stage, it is both very expensive and also the, the chances of that treatment resulting in successful cure is of these already diminished. So one of the, you know, the ways we are, we are a lifestyle where Research Company focused on really trying to understand the disease among african people. One of the ways we will contribute towards reducing the cost is by allowing us to give a little better tools to diagnose, but then also better tools to treat small specifically. So the quicker you can treat somebody and the more directly you can treat them, you can begin to drive down the costs of care. Additionally, were also interested in improving diagnostic access. So many of the more like a diagnostic technologies that are available and taken for granted to europe and north america are not available in most parts of africa. And so within our work, in addition to our research, we are interested in finding ways to improve access to these diagnostics across the african continent so that people get diagnosed area and then ultimately not just save money but save lives. Right. Vehicle science is focusing on kinds of research and i forgot thank you very much for your insights. Thank you. The youre watching dw news africa still to come here from a canyon design. I on why have passion, full fashion beats best you in a conventional career that fast the number of migrants across africa has risen sharply in the past decade. As war crises on Climate Change have agreed to have a bounce. According to the humans migration agency, the vast majority of migrants around 80 percent do not leave the consonant for them ivory coast in the west, uganda in the east and south africa, out of the top destinations. Most people are arriving in south africa, come from was on b, as in bob with an estimate suggest around 3, millions and bob wins are currently living in the country. This situation has led to a significance backlog in paperwork with a large number of Asylum Seekers waiting for us to receive a response to the applications to read. And becky hasnt been home in 12 years. Shes from the democratic republic of congo who she campaign for human rights. But often as an activist was killed chiefly to south africa. She 1st applied for asylum in 2011 and has had a teen extensions on her application. Shes a recognized asylum seeker, but still has not obtained full Refugee Status. If youre up receives confusing and frustrating that was dizzy. Now, when did they . I can follow up with them and they didnt receive me. I make you sick time. Got me by the last. C when i came, this is my scott mental entails you so that you, you, it took so long to go to the visit, leaves receiving it and they said theres no annual by adding dates. So i must go back to my house. I must have the play. So do when i gives me the if i have to now imagine mackie is one of many thousands of people seeking asylum in south africa. Theyve seen many african countries like she did, but also come from as far as puppies, done, and india the road to permanent Refugee Status as long and difficult. Many are rejected and they appeal, which also takes a long time. Thats can the people in the side, the member for years, this car and see a backlog of a 130000 asylum appeal applications. In the last 2 years, the department of homeland phase has managed to process only 20000 applications. And if they continue at this rate, it will mean that it will takes 13 years for them to keep the current backlog. All the while new applications are being made every day. The government admits that its struggling to clear the case load. The appeals to see me, so i dont think there is a big and very poorly designed. You saw an engine because you cannot beautiful ever. Its been so difficult that in 2021 the south african government partnered with the you in reference to the agency in an attempt to clear the backlog. But that projects funding has been cut by 2 thirds. Meaning becky and many others wait even longer for a final decision on the applications. And its a backlog means the Asylum Seekers state. This is not extended. She could be shut out of crucial facilities like her bank account. Why do we have a sell them sell us open, the bank needs to up there to most of them. When you do, you extend your documents. So when you guys decide to do the, extend with me as much as possible for them to updates. So when i miss many things, the south african government says many of those seeking asylum are looking for work not safety. One of the starting point with my supervisor there is a program is going to make migration and we must keep the reach and to dr. Laws important visions about how is it, does we otherwise dont always be a problem. The catholic system makes things worse for people like irene. The situation is hard enough as it is. She hasnt seen her daughter since she left. The goal was 3, then shes 15. Now now a korea in fashion is a passion for meaning in kenya. But for those who go up in low income settlements like vera and i will be, that dream can seem quite distant. Mainly because such professions are not always seeing us look creative. But they could verify 2nd week has helped create the opportunity for especially young people to pursue a career in the fashion industry. My mom was against it. She usually told me that freshman is not tech costeo was working for you. Can you kind of be a designer . He can yeah, because that doesnt increase. You know, she wanted me to do the thing. I wasnt into it. So i just told her a cant do nothing, no one to do caution. So she said if you wanted to flush him, then you have to look for you the to go to college and pay for your on fee. So thats what i did most to you and you come for this to them. You dont get just so many opportunities that add as a get so like you get goes after high school, they dont know what to do with their lives. They just t, i roaming around. But instead of from being because have this platform where they get to create something, a hi. So like, man, as part of the women heading to elwoods, they so the, these will make them look sexy or nice because they will be judged by the one to make women feel comfortable in what they, when they shouldnt feel what they were for as long as they are comfortable leaving the very best. So maybe special thing about the flesh should make the for me ive gotten the chance to meet to the of the dizziness and theyre telling me to push myself to walk hide it also is a community thing. So its helping so many people creating jobs for people like us, you know, the it is now that is something thats helping me pay for things. Hows my mom the going to set my own business may function business. I dont have so many employees to ask for me to see myself as an upcoming young. Hes a man who will be an inspiration for us to have the one say designer. Amazing was amazing designs indeed. 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