Cancer control in Africa: paving the way to Universal Health Coverage

Cancer control in Africa: paving the way to Universal Health Coverage” prepared jointly by UICC, AORTIC and ICCP. Developed from an advocacy and policy perspective the publication describes the status of national cancer control planning efforts on the continent with a view to including cancer in UHC plans across the African region. The focus of each chapter is to place a ‘spotlight’ on the current status of a specific aspect of cancer control, challenges and gaps in each area as well as policy recommendations for improvement to achieve the ‘Health for All’ vision of Universal Health Coverage.