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.
Enhance the quality of cancer treatment, rehabilitation and supportive care.
Ensuring timely delivery of quality breast cancer diagnostic services.
Public awareness and primary healthcare training to improve cancer diagnostics.
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.
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