Cross City Projects
We work with cities to develop tools and guidance, including digital, to enhance the availability, quality and sharing of data and insights, and to strengthen cancer surveillance.
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Advances in information systems
Discover the digital ecosystems we support in our cities, allowing global and local experts to share best practices and turn research into innovative cancer care approaches.
I saw firsthand how the inter-institutional navigation system developed in Kigali has improved cancer care for patients. The digital platform makes it much easier for navigators to coordinate patient care. MSD is proud to support City Cancer Challenge’s digital health initiative
Ava Skolnik
Associate Director, Health Equity Programs and Partnership at MSD
The success of everything depends on human beings. You can have the best of systems, developed by the best developers, but it all ends with the end user.
Francis Sunkwah
Director of Penless Data Solutions
The adoption of structured reporting standards in Kumasi will improve the quality of cancer diagnosis, reduce turnaround times and eventually lead to optimised and timely treatment decisions for better outcomes, as well as raising the bar in terms of the quantity and quality of data in the Cancer Registry.
Dr Ernest Kwasi Adjei
Head of Laboratory Services Directorate at KATH
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Strengthening health service deliveryProviding technical expertise to support the planning, design and implementation of quality assured and standardised cancer care solutions.
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Developing health workforce capacityStrengthening the skills, instincts, abilities, processes and resources that cities need to deliver quality cancer diagnosis, treatment and care.
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Catalysing health financingSupporting the development of smart, data-driven investment strategies and providing tools to support local decision makers in allocating resources and leveraging opportunities for external funding.
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Strengthening leadership and governanceConnecting and activating stakeholders to build an enabling environment for sustainable cancer care solutions including policy and regulatory changes.
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ResearchOur research initiative aims to capture evidence on how to improve cancer care in Low-and Middle Income Countries (LMICs).
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Research