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Porto Alegre

Brazil

Drawing on the support of C/Can since 2018, Porto Alegre is strengthening its commitment to become a national reference-point for access to timely and accurate early cancer diagnosis through local initiatives, including capacity development for primary healthcare professionals.
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Why it matters
  • 215.4
    Cancer incidence rate (per 100,000)
  • 1.48 M
    Porto Alegre population
  • 91.2
    Cancer mortality rate (per 100,000)
  • 3.01 M
    Population reached

Projects in Porto Alegre

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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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.

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Improving early cancer diagnosis

Porto Alegre develops a new model for rapid diagnostic pathways

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Ensuring sustainable cancer care in Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre develops institutional capabilities to administer cancer care projects

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A systemic approach to registering cancer data

Porto Alegre improves cancer surveillance and data-driven decision-making.

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Improving health finance cost efficiency

Porto Alegre optimises financial coverage of priority diagnostic and treatment techniques.

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Strengthening pathology diagnostics

Porto Alegre improves quality and standardisation of pathology diagnosis.

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Multidisciplinary approach and standardisation of care for breast and prostate cancers

Porto Alegre improves quality and standardisation of cancer care

Needs and challenges

Our work begins with a locally-led needs assessment, bringing together city stakeholders to identify gaps in cancer care through data-driven analysis. By understanding the city’s unique context, we saw where intervention is most needed to achieve transformational change in cancer care.

Key achievements toward lasting change

The project team is already making strides to improve the quality and equity of cancer care by fostering strong, multidisciplinary collaboration at the local level.

Y.B. Puan Dr Siti Mariah Bt Mahmoud

The catalytic effect of C/Can’s model and approach will help to accelerate the implementation of cancer care solutions to where it is needed most, not only benefitting the cities of Greater Petaling but also the rest of the country.

Y.B. Puan Dr Siti Mariah Bt Mahmoud
Executive Councilor for Health, Women and Family Empowerment, State of Selangor

Porto Alegre stakeholders

Prefeitura de Porto Alegre
Secretaria Estadual de Saúde
Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
Secretaria Municipal de Saúde
Hospital Moinhos de Vento
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Hospital Materno-Infantil Presidente Vargas
Hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia
Hospital São Lucas da PUCRS
Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA)
Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group (LACOG)
Sociedade Brasileira Cirurgia Oncológica – Regional RS
Sociedade Brasileira de Oncologia Clínica (SBOC)
Sociedade Brasileira de Radioterapia (SBRT)
Unimed Porto Alegre
IPERGS – Instituto de Previdência do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
FEMAMA – Federação Brasileira de Instituições Filantrópicas de Apoio à Saúde da Mama
Grupo Hospitalar Conceição

Instituto de Governança e Controle do Câncer – IGCC

Prefeitura de Porto Alegre
Secretaria Estadual de Saúde
Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde
Hospital Moinhos de Vento
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Hospital Materno-Infantil Presidente Vargas
Hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia
Hospital São Lucas da PUCRS
Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA)
Latin American, Cooperative Oncology Group (LACOG)
Sociedade Brasileira Cirurgia Oncológica – Regional RS, Sociedade Brasileira de Oncologia Clinica (SBOC)
Sociedade Brasileira de Radioterapia (SBRT)
Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia
Unimed Porto Alegre
IPERGS – Instituto de Previdência do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
FEMAMA – Federação Brasileira de Instituições Filantrópicas de Apoio
Grupo Hospitalar Conceição
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
Instituto de Avaliação de Tecnologia em Saúde (IATS)
Laboratório Santa Helena
Laboratório de Patologia Dermapat
Pallatium Cuidados Paliativos Domiciliares
ISCMPA Laboratório de Patologia e Citologia
Laboratório Edelweiss,
LZ Patologia, Instituto de Patologia de Passo Fundo
Citoclin Laboratório de AP e CP
MD Medicina Digital
Laboratório Geyer
Histolab Laboratório de Anatomia Patológica e Citologia
Anatpat Laboratório de Patologia
Hospital Mãe de Deus
AAPECAN – Associação de Apoio a Pessoas com Câncer
Instituto da Mama do Rio Grande do Sul
Abrale – Associação Brasileira de Linfoma e Leucemia
Instituto do Câncer Infantil

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