Capacity building for oncology programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: the Rwanda experience.
Lancet Oncol
; 16(8): e405-13, 2015 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-26248848
ABSTRACT
Despite an estimated 456,000 deaths caused by cancer in sub-Saharan Africa in 2012 and a cancer burden that is predicted to double by 2030, the region accounts for only 0·3% of worldwide medical expenditure for cancer. Challenges to cancer care in sub-Saharan Africa include a shortage of clinicians and training programmes, weak healthcare infrastructure, and inadequate supplies. Since 2011, Rwanda has developed a national cancer programme by designing comprehensive, integrated frameworks of care, building local human resource capacity through partnerships, and delivering equitable, rights-based care. In the 2 years since the inauguration of Rwanda's first cancer centre, more than 2500 patients have been enrolled, including patients from every district in Rwanda. Based on Rwanda's national cancer programme development, we suggest principles that could guide other nations in the development of similar cancer programmes.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Prestação Integrada de Cuidados de Saúde
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Países em Desenvolvimento
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Política de Saúde
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Oncologia
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article