Topic:
Treatment
Year:
2017
Languages:
English
Location:
International
World Cancer Declaration Target:
Target 1 Strengthen health systems for effective cancer control
Target 7 Improve access to service across the cancer care continuum
Campaign title:
Global Task Force on Radiotherapy For Cancer Control
Description of the campaign:
Prof. Mary Gospodarowicz explores the commission’s 5-point call to action which emphasises the need for:
- Population-based cancer control plans – with clear strategies to scale up radiotherapy
- Expansion of access to radiotherapy – with at least 1 centre per country by 2020
- Innovative training to build human resources for radiotherapy – explore new approaches and partnerships for training
- Sustainable financing to expand access to radiotherapy – learn from global initiatives to generate the resources required
- Align radiotherapy with Universal Health Care to ensure that it is affordable and accessible to all, and supports the work of the health sector.
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