City Cancer Challenge’s (C/Can’s) overriding objective is to mobilise a city’s entire ecosystem rather than separate institutions. Key focus areas such as workforce production, development and deployment can be streamlined through a holistic approach that incorporates various stakeholder models across public, private for-profit and private non-for-profit spaces.
However, this approach is hindered by limited awareness of human resources for health (HRH) financing models. Both stakeholders and partners lack sufficient understanding of these models, and this has resulted in both poor uptake and inadequate outcomes.
To map and assess innovative models for cities to finance the development of healthcare workforces, with a particular focus on strengthening cancer care systems and exploring public-private collaboration opportunities.
A groundbreaking research study aimed to identify common HRH challenges in C/Can cities, mapped existing innovative business models and financing structures for each city, and created a database of documented case studies. Further analysis led to the development of innovation models and the identification of drivers that empowered non-governmental stakeholders to play an active role in financing HRH for cancer care in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs).
HRH contributes to a high proportion of healthcare spending in LMICs, so we are always on the lookout for policy and business model innovations to unlock new types of investments in cancer care that help improve not only access but support better value.
Strengthening the Strategy for Early Detection of Childhood Cancer in Arequipa.
Surgical Oncology Quality Strengthening and Capacity Development Plan for Cancer Patients in Arequipa
Strengthening Radiology Capacity for Cancer Care in the Public Sector in Arequipa, Peru.
Improving Cancer Diagnostics by Strengthening Nuclear Medicine Services in Arequipa and the Macro South Region, Peru.
Strengthen the Capacity of Public-Sector Radiotherapy Services in Arequipa, with an Extended Impact Across the Southern Macro Region of Peru.
Strengthening Cancer Health Services to Improve Cervical and Breast Cancer Outcomes in Arequipa.
Understanding the Financial Burden of Cancer Care and Budget Execution in Arequipa.
Strengthening Information and Data Management Across Hospitals in Arequipa, including Cancer Registry Standardization.
Plan for Strengthening Quality, Safety and Multidisciplinary Teams for Cancer Care in Arequipa
Strengthen Palliative and Supportive Cancer Care to Enhance Patients' Quality of Life in Hospital and Primary Care Levels in Arequipa.
Optimising Cancer Care for Enhanced Patient Management at Blood Centers
Strengthening and Standardising Anatomical Pathology Services across the Pre-Analytical, Analytical, and Post-Analytical Stages in Arequipa, Peru.
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.
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