Colonoscopy Capacity Building in Nigeria

Training Aim: To increase the number of Healthcare professionals skilled in performing Colonoscopies and improve outcomes for Colorectal Cancer patients in Nigeria, the African Research Group for Oncology (ARGO), Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, Nigeria, is organizing a week-long comprehensive Colonoscopy training workshop that will be preceded by nine-week live webinars.

Eligible Participants: Senior Resident Doctors and junior consultants with experience in upper GI-Endoscopy and interest in undertaking lower GI-Endoscopy training.

Training Formats: (i) In-person/Virtual lectures (ii) Practical hands-on experience on simulators, participation and demonstration on actual live patients.

Date: February-April, 2026

Deadline for Application: 29th December, 2025.

Date of Notification of Successful Application: 16th January 2026.

Facilitators: International and National Expert Endoscopists.

Training Fee: N150,000

Training Venue 1: Onsite: Surgical Skill Laboratory/Endoscopy Suite, OAUTHC Phase 2 Main Building, OAUTHC.

Training Venue 2: Online: YouTube | Zoom.