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African Collaborative Center for Microbiome and Genomics Research (ACCME)

ACCMEActiveNigeria, Zambia · Multi-countryEstablished 2014HDSS
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11,500
Cohort size
2014
Year started
Mixed
Setting
18+
Age group
Female
Sex
HDSS
Cohort type

About this cohort

African Collaborative Center for Microbiome and Genomics Research (ACCME) is a hdss cohort across Nigeria, Zambia, established in 2014. It covers approximately 11,500 participants in a mixed setting, spanning 18+ (female). Led by African Collaborative Center for Microbiome and Genomics Research (ACCME), Abuja, its research focuses on cancer (hpv/cervical), genomics, microbiome.

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Research themes

Primary research themes for this cohort.

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Cancer (HPV/Cervical)
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Genomics
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Microbiome

Study population

Who the cohort follows.

This cohort covers 11,500 participants in a mixed setting in Nigeria, Zambia, spanning 18+ (female). Detailed inclusion criteria and follow-up schedule — To be confirmed.

Timeline

Milestones in the cohort record.

2014
Cohort established
Start of data collection as recorded in the APCC directory.
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Further milestones
To be confirmed Additional events pending custodian input.

Key characteristics

Core descriptive metadata.

Study design / type
HDSS
Cohort size
11,500Participants / residents
Population focus
18+ · Female
Geographic coverage
Nigeria, ZambiaMulti-country
Year started
2014Ongoing
Coordinates
9.0579, 7.4951Lat, Long

Institutions & governance

Lead institution(s); partners and governance to be confirmed.

African Collaborative Center for Microbiome and Genomics Research (ACCME), Abuja

Partner institutions & governance arrangements — To be confirmed

Nested studies & sub-cohorts

Studies built on this cohort platform.

Nested studies / sub-cohorts — To be confirmed.

FAIR readiness

Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable assessment.

F · TBCA · TBCI · TBCR · TBC
ⓘFAIR assessment pending — to be completed with the cohort custodian against the APCC metadata standard.

Investigators

Principal investigators and ORCID identifiers.

Information pending validation.

Publications & evidence

Outputs, policy briefs and research evidence.

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Publications, policy briefs and research outputs to be linked from Africahied. To be confirmed.

Data access & governance

How the data can be accessed and governed.

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Access procedure
Managed access via the cohort custodian
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Ethics & governance
To be confirmed

Collaboration opportunities

Partnerships and capacity strengthening.

Collaboration opportunities, capacity-strengthening and partnership details. To be confirmed.

Contact

How to reach the cohort team or request access.

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Lead institution
African Collaborative Center for Microbiome and Genomics Research (ACCME), Abuja
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Contact
To be confirmed
Metadata source: APCC cohort directoryLast reviewed: 19 June 2026Some fields are placeholders pending custodian confirmation — verify independently.