Many cities, particularly in low and middle income countries (LMICs), face the same challenges and shortages when it comes to cancer care. However, these cities have traditionally faced barriers when attempting to pool knowledge and share the best practices that drive lasting change.
In 2020 City Cancer Challenge (C/Can) partnered with Project ECHO, a movement which strives to demonopolise knowledge and amplify capacity to provide best-practice care to under-represented people all over the world through replication of the ECHOTM online learning model.
The partnership with Project ECHOTM is designed to improve the quality of the final products that each project team is developing by providing expert knowledge and policy’planning advice remotely to the project teams in the C/Can cities, and supporting them in the implementation of their respective work plans in a cost-effective manner.
C/Can has organised a series of virtual TeleECHOTM sessions on a range of cancer care topics. These sessions include presentations, discussions and case studies from individual cities, and allow participants to share the strategies they have implemented to tackle particular challenges at local level. Each session is informed by the City Activity Plans, which enable a city to develop specific thematic projects with their respective multi-institutional teams and identify the main areas for mobilising external expertise (technical assistance).
132 health care professionals trained
By leveraging technology, international expertise, and the expanding C/Can city network, communities of practice in oncology nursing will be developed to exchange knowledge, experiences and best practices.
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.
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.
Improving diagnostics, treatment and drug delivery processes in the Paraguayan health system for HER2-positive positive breast cancer patients, and strengthening information systems in selected public hospitals. This is to support the avoidance of misdiagnosis and support the delivery of the appropriate cancer drug at an optimal time for patients.
Providing health authorities in Tbilisi with a budget impact analysis of including cancer diagnostics as part of the country’s Universal Healthcare Programme (UHC)
Foster the development of a global coalition for cancer diagnostics
Discussion series on strengthening a multidisciplinary approach to cancer care and developing patient management guidelines
Enablement of knowledge-transfer among cancer care professionals to channel connected health and embed global perspectives into local solutions.
Palliative care training for cancer care professionals in Yangon, Kumasi and Kigali
Fostering an innovation mindset and power skills to drive change
Closing gender disparities in the healthcare sector and enhancing the capacity of women oncologists to lead change
Developing a syllabus to provide training in the management of childhood cancers for primary health care professionals.
An online knowledge-transfer programme will enhance cities’ capacity to exchange experiences and consultation opportunities.
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