Bridging the Knowledge Gap: Impact of Community Outreach on Childhood Cancer Awareness and Hospital Navigation in Nigeria Contributing Authors: Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu, MBBS, Medicaid Cancer Foundation, Nigeria Maryam Mukhtar Ali, Medicaid Cancer Foundation, Nigeria Micaella Jorge, PhD, BIO Ventures for Global Health, USA Introduction Childhood cancer is an emerging public health concern in many low-resourceContinue reading “Bridging the Knowledge Gap: Impact of Community Outreach on Childhood Cancer Awareness and Hospital Navigation in Nigeria”
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Closing the Cancer Care Gap in Africa
Cancer in AfricaAfrica and other low- and middle-income regions are collectively responsible for 70% of the global cancer burden. Africa faces a 67% mortality-to-incidence ratio from cancer according to recent statistics released by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Compare this number to the 23% touted by Northern America, andContinue reading “Closing the Cancer Care Gap in Africa”