Diaspora
Engaging the diaspora as stakeholders and catalysts for extending the cancer moonshot globally
Advancing global health and development
About the Diaspora
•The African Union identifies all individuals of African descent living outside of Africa as members of the African Diaspora. This includes descendants of enslaved Africans and about two million African immigrants (neo-diaspora) who maintain close relationships to the African continent.
•African Americans have been foundational to strengthening US-Africa relations and in shaping US policy toward Africa — including by actively advocating on the African continent’s behalf, even as they struggled for civil rights in the United States.
•Meanwhile African neo-diaspora make significant contributions to both America’s and Africa’s growth and prosperity, and are catalysts for USA-Africa collaborations; remit over 50 billion USD to Africa per year; under both USA and African culture; can turn brain drain to brain circulation
About the Cancer Moonshot
-When USA President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden reignited the Cancer Moonshot in Feb 2022, they set ambitious, achievable goals: to reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50% over the next 25 years, and improve the experience of people and families living with and surviving cancer, ultimately ending cancer as we know it today.
-They called for everyone to do their part.
-While the immediate goals are domestic, the ambitions of the Cancer Moonshot extend far beyond the borders of the United States, especially as the burden of cancer falls heavily to lower- and middle-income countries, where 80% of global cancer deaths occur.
-The Whitehouse is interested in engaging with the African Diaspora to address disparities here in the USA and also extend the cancer moonshot to Africa to save millions of lives consistent with the goals of the cancer moonshot
Cancer Disparities in the USA and Africa
Opportunities for win-win collaborations
April 1, 2023
The Whitehouse Cancer Moonshot is engaging with Hundreds of diaspora organizations to address disparities in the USA and extend the Cancer Moonshot’s impact to Africa with goal to save millions of lives, women and children. Everyone can do their part.
Join over 100 diaspora organizations for win-win collaborations and commitments which will be announced by the Whitehouse during the 2023 Global Health Catalyst summit taking place on May 4-6, 2023
4 CORE Opportunities for collaboration
Global health catalyst summits at Harvard, Johns Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania and European institutions have identified 4 CORE (Care, Outreach, Research, Education) areas for engagement and collaboration that can benefit diaspora organizations or minorities in the USA and also help extend the cancer moonshot globally.
Care
Commit to providing support for healthcare in Africa
Diaspora organizations contribute resources to support healthcare that can address cancer and other diseases in an African country or community of their choice. One option is to establish telehealth service that can allow for diaspora health professionals in the USA to provide healthcare services in collaboration with institutions in those African communities.
Outreach
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Commit to outreach to diaspora and undeserved communities in the USA and Africa
Diaspora organizations contribute to sharing evidence-based healthcare information from the U.S. National Institutes of Health e.g. the National Cancer Institute to tens of thousands of people in their diaspora and undeserved communities in the USA and in Africa. This will benefit minority communities in the U.S. and in Africa. For Cancer, this will effectively extend the cancer moonshot globally
Research
Provide micro-grants or co-mentorship for research that can help address healthcare disparities
Diaspora establish a microgrants or mentorship program supporting researchers in under-served communities to conduct research and innovation benefiting those communities, global health and development
Education
Contribute to turning brain drain to brain circulation and global health gain
Each diaspora member donates/contributes 10 hours or more of their time per year to give a lecture or educate members of communities in Africa, e.g. via the Global Oncology University. This will be done in collaboration with institutions in African countries, helping build human capacity, and turn brain drain to brain circulation.
Contact Us
Upcoming Events
Fri, Jun 07Washington (Johns Hopkins)Jun 07, 2024, 8:00 AM EDT – Jun 09, 2024, 4:00 PM EDTWashington (Johns Hopkins), 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
Tue, Jul 02AccraJul 02, 2024, 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM EDTAccra, JRJ7+WJP, Accra, GhanaJul 02, 2024, 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM EDTAccra, JRJ7+WJP, Accra, GhanaThe GHC Africa summit returns to Ghana following the successful launch of the Lancet Oncology Commission for sub-Saharan Africa in Ghana in May 2022. Photo Shows GHC Director Stephen Avery (University of Pennsylvania) meeting with the Ashanti King His Royal Highness Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II
Sat, Nov 02DhakaNov 02, 2024, 1:00 AM – Nov 04, 2024, 1:00 AMDhaka, Airport Rd, Dhaka 1206, Bangladesh
Thu, Feb 08WebinarFeb 08, 2024, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM ESTWebinar
Tue, Feb 06Dar es SalaamFeb 06, 2024, 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM ESTDar es Salaam, 24 Kivukoni Rd, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Sat, Sep 16Radisson Blu Water GardenSep 16, 2023, 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM GMT+6Radisson Blu Water Garden, Dhaka 1206, Bangladesh
Thu, May 04Irvine AuditoriumMay 04, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT – May 06, 2023, 5:00 PM EDTIrvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce Street Philadelphia, 19104, USA
Mon, Dec 12WashingtonDec 12, 2022, 10:00 AMWashington, 1232 22nd St NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Mon, Nov 21ZoomNov 21, 2022, 9:00 AM ESTZoom
Wed, Sep 28AbujaSep 28, 2022, 9:00 AMAbuja, 1 Aguiyi Ironsi St, Maitama 900001, Abuja, Nigeria
Mon, Sep 26Dar es SalaamSep 26, 2022, 8:00 AMDar es Salaam, 24 Kivukoni Rd, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Fri, Sep 16StockholmSep 16, 2022, 2:00 PM GMT+2Stockholm, Stockholm Sweden
Thu, Jul 07Hybrid (Johns Hopkins and Online)Jul 07, 2022, 8:00 AM – Jul 09, 2022, 5:00 PMHybrid (Johns Hopkins and Online)
Tue, May 10AccraMay 10, 2022, 7:00 PMAccra, Accra, Ghana
Tue, May 10Hybrid (Accra Ghana, and Online)May 10, 2022, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM GMTHybrid (Accra Ghana, and Online)