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Strengthening Cancer Health Services and Management in Arequipa

Strengthening Cancer Health Services to Improve Cervical and Breast Cancer Outcomes in Arequipa.
Project lead
Mg. Ydelsa Delgado
Areas of action

The challenge

Delays in cancer care are driven by the poor implementation of patient navigation pathways within hospitals and an inefficient referral system between primary care and specialised oncology services.

The absence of an effective referral system between oncology services in hospitals and primary care centres limits access and causes delays in cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Inefficient financial resource management in hospitals and health financing institutions further limits access to essential cancer diagnostics, treatments, and medicines.

The goal

Identifying and mapping barriers for cancer diagnosis and treatment by hospital.

Agree on improved flows to enhance the effectiveness of referral and care processes.

The How

Working with a multidisciplinary and interinstitutional group to undertake designing and modeling the referral process from primary health care to specialized hospitals in order to ensure timely diagnostic confirmation and initiation of cancer treatment of cervix and breast cancer in Arequipa.

Impact / Achievements

Strengthening Cancer Health Services to Improve Cervical and Breast Cancer Outcomes in Arequipa. 

Outputs

  • SModelling care processes, “roadmaps”, for patients with suspected or diagnosed cervical and breast cancer, at both institutional and inter-institutional levels across healthcare services in Arequipa.

Team

Project Lead
Mg. Ydelsa Delgado, Arequipa’s Regional Health Management
Project Team
Mg. Ydelsa Delgado, Regional Health Management
Fernando Valencia, Instituto Regional de Enfermedades Neoplasicas del Sur (IREN Sur)
Carlos Chavez, Instituto Regional de Enfermedades Neoplasicas del Sur (IREN Sur)
Manuel Carbajal, Goyeneche Hospital
Flor Caso Flores, Obstetrician, Primary Health Care Center

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