Cross City Projects
TeleEcho for oncology nursing
Enablement of knowledge-transfer among cancer care professionals to channel connected health and embed global perspectives into local solutions.
Through capacity development of the cancer workforce, we are to strengthening the skills, instincts, abilities, processes and resources that cities need to deliver quality cancer diagnosis, treatment and care.
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Cross City Projects
Human resources development for palliative care in Yangon, Kumasi and Kigali
Palliative care training for cancer care professionals in Yangon, Kumasi and Kigali
Cross City Projects
Fostering an innovation mindset and power skills to drive change
Fostering an innovation mindset and power skills to drive change
Cross City Projects
Leadership programme for women in oncology
Closing gender disparities in the healthcare sector and enhancing the capacity of women oncologists to lead change
Cross City Projects
Capacity development of primary health care professionals on the management of childhood cancers
Developing a syllabus to provide training in the management of childhood cancers for primary health care professionals.
Cross City Projects
TeleEcho for palliative care
An online knowledge-transfer programme will enhance cities’ capacity to exchange experiences and consultation opportunities.
Cross City Projects
e-learning course on oncology in primary health care
Development of an e-learning course on oncology for primary health care professionals
Kumasi, Ghana
Improvement of radiology and nuclear medicine
Strategic plan for equipping radiology and nuclear medicine departments in Kumasi with updated equipment, technology and PACS systems
Greater Petaling, Malaysia
Multidisciplinary approach and standardisation of care for breast cancer
Greater Petaling improves quality and standardisation of cancer care
Tbilisi, Georgia
Strengthening the quality of education and training
Strengthening education and professional training programmes for cancer care in Tbilisi
Tbilisi, Georgia
Multisectoral coordination to standardise nuclear medicine
Tbilisi harmonises the quality of diagnostic imaging for cancer care and assesses readiness to expand nuclear medicine.
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Capacity development of primary health care professionals on oncology and awareness raising for lung cancer and melanoma
Porto Alegre builds the capacity of primary healthcare oncology professionals and raises awareness of lung cancer and melanoma.
Kumasi, Ghana
Capacity development for cancer surgery
A new training programme for breast, cervical and gastro-intestinal surgery in Kumasi.
Strengthening education and training is essential to advancing lifesaving services and ensuring a better quality of care,” says the project’s coordinator, Maka Maglakeidze, Head of the Oncology Department at the Todua Medical Center, adding: “This project will contribute to adding to and building-up educational and training programmes at all levels of cancer care thus contributing to improving quality of cancer care.
Maka Maglakelidze
Head of the Oncology Department at Todua Medical Center
I am very excited about this opportunity to share experiences and learn with colleagues from other countries. I want to use my new leadership abilities to motivate my colleagues, hospital authorities, non-governmental organizations and decision makers to implement programmes to improve the early detection, adequate diagnosis and rapid access to treatment of patients with cancer.
Dr Karina Senyase Zamarripa Martinez
Paediatric Cancer Coordinator at the Regional Hospital of High Specialty of Bajío
Knowledge exchange experiences like those facilitated by C/Can are great opportunities to learn about different models and strategies from other colleagues that we can then adapt to our own context and strengthen the role of nurse navigators in cancer care.
Ms Hilda Gomez
Oncology Nurse at Hospital Universitario del Valle, Cali, Colombia
