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Concepción

Chile

In Chile, cancer is the first cause of death for adults and is responsible for 31,440 deaths and approximately 60,000 new cases each year. The university, local professionals, scientific societies, patient organizations and the government came together to ensure the success of the initiative.

  • Country

  • Joined C/CAN

    March 2024

Why it matters
  • 310
    Cancer incidence rate (per 100,000)
  • 19 M
    Chile population
  • 163
    Cancer mortality rate (per 100,000)

Discover our projects

Local cancer care experts are leading projects designed to respond to the city’s challenges and enhance its capacity to address patient needs.

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Cross City Projects

Gender-responsive health systems for cancer care

To contribute to the organisation’s gender equity strategy, C/Can has put together a working group to generate recommendations on how to build gender-responsive health systems.

Cross City Projects

Seed grants for cancer health system research in C/Can cities

Providing seed funding to support researchers in C/Can’s network of cities, who are investigating health system research projects through an implementation science lens.

Cross City Projects

Implementation science masterclass

Needs and challenges in Concepción

A multidisciplinary technical committee of local experts and institutions will undertake an analysis of the state of cancer care in the city and identify essential priorities.

Key achievements toward lasting change

The project team has already delivered a range of achievements to raise the quality and equity of cancer care through effective multidisciplinary collaboration:

Dr CS Pramesh

Through our partnership, C/Can and Tata Memorial Hospital are co-creating capacity development and training opportunities that are contextually appropriate to the region, which will help shape cancer care solutions that better meet the needs of the city and its people.

Dr CS Pramesh
Director of Tata Memorial Hospital
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