ICCP Project ECHO Program materials
The recordings and slides from ICCP ECHO sessions are available below.
2025 ICCP ECHO Program material (current cohort)
Session 3: Creating and Using an NCCP Implementation Plan
Session objectives:
- To understand the key success factors of a NCCP Implementation Plan
- To learn about different strategies to engage stakeholders in implementing your NCCP
- To hear from colleagues about their successes and challenges with NCCP implementation plans
Shortcuts to previous cohort program material
Session slides
Session 1: ICCP ECHO Program Orientation and Country Team Priorities Sharing
Session objectives:
- To facilitate introductions and relationship building among Country Teams and ICCP Partners
- To understand the purpose of the ICCP ECHO Program
- To become familiar with the approach, session format and topics, and evaluation of the ICCP ECHO Program
- To have the opportunity to ask questions and clarify any aspect of participant involvement in the ICCP ECHO Program
Recording in English and in French
Session slides
introduction to ICCP ECHO, team priorities and introduction to iECHO
Session 2: Coordinating Cancer Control Efforts and Partners for Implementation, Policy, and Advocacy
Session objectives:
- Identify essential partners for NCCP implementation and strategies for recruiting additional partners
- Discuss the importance of an accountability framework and assigning roles and responsibilities for NCCP implementation
- Identify ways of building political will for plan implementation, and engaging advocates
Recording in English and in French
Session slides
Presentation 1 (Lisa Stevens, IAEA), Presentation 2 (Carolyn Taylor, Global Focus on Cancer)
Session 3: Creating and Using an NCCP Implementation Plan
Session Objectives:
- To understand the key success factors of a NCCP Implementation Plan
- To learn about different strategies to engage stakeholders in implementing your NCCP
- To hear from colleagues about their successes and challenges with NCCP implementation plans
Session 1: Setting the Stage: ICCP ECHO Program Orientation
Session objectives
- To facilitate introductions and relationship building among Country Teams and ICCP Partners
- To understand the purpose of the ICCP ECHO Program
- To become familiar with the approach, session format and topics, and evaluation of the ICCP ECHO Program
- To have the opportunity to ask questions and clarify any aspect of participant involvement in the ICCP ECHO Program
Recording in English and in French
Session 2: Sharing Country Team Priorities
Session objectives
- To continue to familiarize participants with the ICCP ECHO format and participants
- To share and learn about participating countries’ implementation priorities for the upcoming year
- To have the opportunity to ask questions and clarify any aspect of participant involvement in the ICCP ECHO Program
Recording in English and in French
Session 3: Creating and using an NCCP Implementation Plan
Session objectives
- To understand the key success factors of a NCCP Implementation Plan
- To learn about different strategies to engage stakeholders in implementing your NCCP
- To hear from colleagues about their successes and challenges with NCCP implementation plans
Recording in English and in French
Session slides (Yannick Romero, UICC)
Session 4: Building Partnerships and Engaging Partners in NCCP Implementation
Session objectives:
1. Identify essential partners for NCCP implementation and strategies for recruiting additional partners
2. Discuss the importance of an accountability framework and assigning roles and responsibilities for NCCP implementation
3. Identify ways of building political will for plan implementation, and engaging advocates
Recording in English and in French
Session slides presentation 1 (Carolyn Taylor, Global Focus on Cancer) and presentation 2 (Lisa Stevens, IAEA)
Session 5: Resource Sharing
Session objectives:
1. To share technical resources from ICCP, its partners and Country Teams that support NCCP implementation
2. To learn about technical resources available for Country Teams to use in NCCP implementation
3. To better understand Country Team technical resources needs
Recording in English and in French
Session slides: presentation 1 (Zuzanna Tittenbrun, UICC) and presentation 2 (Mary Nyangasi, WHO)
Session 6: NCCP Costing, Prioritizing and Resource Mobilization
Session objectives:
1. Identify key considerations in a country’s effort to estimate, allocate and mobilize resources needed for NCCP implementation.
2. Provide up to date information about resources available to develop a budget for an NCCP, and how to access those resources.
3. Identify decision makers and advocates to assist with resource mobilization and allocation for NCCP implementation priorities.
Recording in English and in French
Session slides: presentation (Mary Nyangasi, WHO)
Session 7: Using Data to Monitor and Evaluate NCCPs
Session objectives:
1. Share key data, systems and tools used to monitor and evaluate NCCPs
2. Learn about methods for setting baselines and targets in NCCPs
3. Identify ways to assess NCCP implementation progress and share results
Recording in English and in French
Session slides: introduction, Kenya MEAL Framework (Dr Valerian Mwenda), experiences from Eswatini (Xolisile Dlamini) and Sri Lanka (Dr Suraj Perera)
Session 8: Improving Service Delivery Through Integration of NCCP Efforts with Other Health Programs and Systems
Session objectives:
1. Identify opportunities to leverage non-communicable disease (NCD) and other health programs, systems, and data sets to deliver quality cancer care.
2. Identify strategies to assess cancer care services to better understand gaps, needs and opportunities for integration to improve cancer services.
3. Learn about challenges and solutions in collaborating with partners to integrate cancer strategies across programs, health care delivery systems and data systems.
Recording in English and in French
Session slides: Didactic presentation (Dr Patti Gravitt, NCI), country example (Peru, Graciela Meza Sánchez and Lucía Arana), country example (Zimbabwe, Michelle Madzudzo)
Session 9: Increasing the Capacity of the Cancer Prevention and Control Healthcare Workforce
Session objectives:
1. Identify policies to support workforce capacity building and utilization
2. Identify strategies to sustain workforce capacity building efforts over time, through NCCP implementation
3. Learn about country-driven successes/solutions to challenges in health workforce capacity building
Session recordings in English and in French
Session slides: Presentation by Mr. Emmanuel Ayire Adongo (World Child Cancer)
Session 10: Supporting Research through NCCPs: The Research Agenda
Session objectives:
1. Learn about research agendas, key partners in implementing them and how research agendas are developed and implemented through NCCPs
2. Identify strategies to support and fund research through NCCPs
3. Learn about challenges and solutions in supporting research agenda implementation from Country Teams
Session recordings in English and in French
Session slides: Presentation by Ophira Ginsburg, Center for Global Health, US National Cancer Institute
Session 11: ICCP ECHO Capstone Session
Session objectives:
1.To learn from other participants their progress on ICCP ECHO priorities over the past year, and plans for continuing work on priorities.
2.To discuss challenges and lessons learned on the implementation of priorities with all participants.
Aortic conference 2023 session recording "More than just a plan: what facilitates implementation of national cancer control plans" featuring four ICCP ECHO country teams (Kenya, Eswatini, Nigeria, Zimbabwe):
Session 1: Setting the Stage: ICCP ECHO Program Orientation
Session objectives
- To facilitate introductions and relationship building among Country Teams and ICCP Partners
- To understand the purpose of the ICCP ECHO Program
- To become familiar with the approach, session format and topics, and evaluation of the ICCP ECHO Program
- To have the opportunity to ask questions and clarify any aspect of participant involvement in the ICCP ECHO Program
Presentation slides
Recording (link)
Session 2: Sharing Country Team Priorities
Session objectives
- To continue to familiarize participants with the ICCP ECHO format and participants
- To share and learn about participating countries’ implementation priorities for the upcoming year.
- To have the opportunity to ask questions and clarify any aspect of participant involvement in the ICCP ECHO Program
Recording (link)
Session 3: Building Partnerships and Engaging Partners in NCCP Implementation
Session objectives
1. Identify essential partners for NCCP implementation and strategies for recruiting additional partners
2. Discuss the importance of an accountability framework and assigning roles and responsibilities for NCCP implementation
3. Discuss engagement and communication strategies for NCCP implementation
Presentation: Panel discussion slides by Lisa Stevens (IAEA), Carolyn Taylor (Global Focus on Cancer) and Xolisile Dlamini, (Eswatini Ministry of Health)
Recording (link)
Session 4: Creating and Using a NCCP Priority Implementation Plan
Session objectives
1. To understand the key success factors of a NCCP Priority Implementation Plan
2. To learn about different strategies to engage stakeholders in implementing your NCCP.
3. To hear from colleagues about their successes and challenges with NCCP implementation plans
Presentation: Panel discussion slides by Karin Hohman and Leslie Given (Strategic Health Concepts)
Recording (link)
Session 5: Monitoring and Evaluation of the NCCP
Session objectives
1. Share key data, systems and tools used to monitor and evaluate NCCPs
2. Identify ways to use monitoring and evaluation data to improve NCCP implementation and to share results
Presentation: Didactic presentation slides by Les Mery (IARC)
Recording (link)
Session 6: Introducing and Integrating Patient Navigation into Your Country’s Cancer Care Delivery System
Session objectives
- To learn about patient navigation strategies within the context of implementing your NCCP
- To hear from other countries about their patient navigation implementation efforts
Presentation: Didactic presentation slides by Kristie McComb (American Cancer Society)
Additional material: Handout: ACS Global Patient Navigation Indicators
Recording (link)
Session 7: Mid-point Progress Update - Country Team Sharing of Progress on Implementation Priorities
Session objectives
- To learn from each country team about one implementation priority they have been working on and the progress that has been made on that priority.
- To share implementation priority challenges with other ECHO participants and identify possible approaches to overcome the challenges.
- To identify resources needed to aid progress in implementation priority work.
Presentation: combined presentation slides
Recording (link)
Session 8: NCCP Costing, Prioritizing and Resource Mobilization
Session objectives
- Identify key considerations in a country’s effort to estimate, allocate and mobilize resources needed for NCCP implementation.
- Provide up to date information about resources available to develop a budget for an NCCP, and how to access those resources.
- Identify decision makers and advocates assist with resource development and allocation for NCCP implementation priorities.
Presentations: Didactic presentation slides by Dr André Ilbawi (WHO) and case presentation slides by Dr Mugisha Noleb Mugume (Uganda Cancer Institute)
Recording (link)
Session 9: Integration of Cancer Strategies across Systems
Session objectives
- Identify opportunities to leverage non-communicable disease (NCD) and other health programs, systems, and data sets to deliver quality cancer care.
- Identify strategies to assess cancer care services to better understand gaps, needs and opportunities for integration to improve cancer services.
- Learn about challenges and solutions in collaborating with partners to integrate cancer strategies across programs, health care delivery systems and data systems
Presentations: Case presentation slides by Ms. Venus Mushininga (Zimbabwe) and didactic presentation slides by Dr Patti Gravitt (US NCI)
Recording (link)
Session 10: Increasing the Capacity of the Cancer Prevention and Control Healthcare Workforce
Session objectives
- Identify policies to support workforce capacity building and utilization
- Identify strategies to sustain workforce capacity building efforts over time
- Learn about country-driven successes/solutions to challenges in health workforce capacity building
There were no slides in the session. Recording (link)
Session 11: Supporting Research through NCCPs: The Research Agenda
Session objectives
- Learn about research agendas, key partners in implementing them and how research agendas are developed and implemented through NCCPs
- Identify strategies to support and fund research through NCCPs
- Learn about challenges and solutions in supporting research agenda implementation from Country Teams
Presentations: Dr Satish Gopal (US NCI) slides
Recording (link)
Session 12: Capstone Session
Session objectives:
- To learn from other participants their progress on ICCP ECHO priorities over the past year, and their future plans for continuing work on their priorities.
- To discuss challenges and lessons learned on the implementation of priorities with all participants.
Recording (link)
Session 1: Introduction
Session objectives
- To facilitate introductions and relationship building among Country Teams and ICCP Partners
- To understand the purpose of the ICCP ECHO Program
- To become familiar with the format, approach, tools and proposed topics of the ICCP ECHO Program sessions
- To have the opportunity to ask questions and clarify any aspect of participant involvement in the ICCP ECHO Program
Presentation slides
Recording (link)
Session 2: Sharing Country Team Priorities
Session objectives
- To continue to familiarize participants with the ICCP ECHO format and participants
- To share and learn about participating countries’ implementation priorities for the upcoming year.
- To have the opportunity to ask questions and clarify any aspect of participant involvement in the ICCP ECHO Program
Presentation slides
Recording (link)
Session 3: Building Partnerships and Engaging Stakeholders in NCCP Implementation
Session Objectives
- Identify essential stakeholders for NCCP implementation and strategies for recruiting additional partners
- Discuss the importance of an accountability framework and assigning roles and responsibilities for NCCP implementation
- Discuss engagement and communication strategies for NCCP implementation
Presentation slides
Recording (link)
Session 4: Creating and Using a NCCP Priority Implementation Plan
Session Objectives
1. To understand the levels and components of a NCCP Priority Implementation Plan
2. To learn about different strategies to consider in creating and using an implementation plan
3. To hear from colleagues their successes and challenges with NCCP implementation plans
Presentations: Didactic presentation slides by Leslie Given (Strategic Health Concepts) and case presentation slides by Paulette Ibeka (CHAI Nigeria)
Recording (link)
Session 5: Monitoring and Evaluation of a National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP)
Session Objectives
1. Review principles and resources related to monitoring and evaluation of implementation of NCCP priorities/interventions
2. Discuss opportunities to utilize monitoring and evaluation data to identify NCCP-related research questions
Presentations: Didactic presentation slides by Betsy Kohler (NAACCR) and case presentation slides by Dr Suraj Perera (MoH Sri Lanka)
Recording (link)
Session 6: Improving Service Delivery through Changes in Systems - Reducing time from diagnosis to treatment
Session Objectives
- Identify system change strategies in NCCPs to address reducing time to diagnosis and/or time between diagnosis and treatment
- Discuss the impact when there is a system disruption (like COVID-19) on time to diagnosis and/or time between diagnosis and treatment for cancer patients
- Identify system change solutions and opportunities to address time to from diagnosis to treatment
Presentations: Didactic presentation slides by Patti Gravitt (NCI US) and case presentation slides by Dr Joyce Kambugu (Uganda Cancer Institute)
Recording (link)
Session 7: Mid-point Progress Update - Country Team Sharing of Progress on Implementation Priorities
Session Objectives
- To learn from each country team the ICCP ECHO implementation priority they have been working on and the progress that has been made on that priority.
- To share implementation priority challenges with other ECHO participants and identify possible approaches to overcome the challenges.
- To identify resources needed to aid progress in implementation priority work.
Presentations: Slides from Nigeria by Dr Kelechi Uzor, Slides from Sri Lanka by Dr Muzrif Munas , Slides from Eswatini by Ms. Nokwethu Mkhumane.
Recording (link)
Session 8: Cancer Control Resource Mobilization and Allocation
Session Objectives
- Identify key considerations in determining how to estimate, allocate and mobilize resources needed for NCCP implementation.
- Identify decision makers and advocates to engage in assisting with resource development and allocation for NCCP priorities
- Identify strategies to ensure resources allocated for cancer control efforts are sustained over time, despite changing national and public health priorities
Presentations: Presentation slides by Mr Doug Perin, and presentation slides by Ms. Emily Kobayashi.
Recording (link)
Session 9: Collaborating with Other Health Programs and Data Systems to Improve Cancer-Related Data Collection and Use
Session Objectives
- Identify opportunities to leverage data infrastructure across programs and systems, as part of NCCP implementation.
- Identify strategies to align indicators across systems and with other programs to help improve data and the ability to track and assess NCCP outcomes.
- Learn about challenges and solutions in collaborating with partners to improve cancer data collection and use
Presentations: Didactic presentation slides by Dr Isabelle Soerjomataram (IARC) and case presentation slides by Mr. Bandzile Mthethwa (Eswatini National Cancer Control Program)
Recording (link)
Session 10: Increasing the Capacity of the Cancer Prevention and Control Healthcare Workforce
Session Objectives
- Identify policies to support workforce capacity building and utilization
- Identify options to sustain workforce capacity building efforts over time
- Learn about country-driven successes/solutions to challenges in health workforce capacity building
Presentations: Didactic presentation slides by Prof. Chite Asirwa (Kenya) and case presentation slides by Ms. Layo Lawson (CHAI, Nigeria)
Recording (link)
Session 11: Closing the Research to Implementation Gap: Implementation Science Role in NCCPs
Session Objectives
- Gain an understanding of the role of implementation science as a part of NCCP implementation
- Identify partners that can help you with incorporating dissemination and implementation research into NCCP implementation
Presentations: Didactic presentation slides by Dr. Prajakta Adsul (University of New Mexico, USA) and case presentation slides by Dr. Suranga Malawige (MoH, Sri Lanka)
Recording (link)
Session 12: ICCP ECHO Capstone Session
Session Objectives
- To learn from other participants their progress on ICCP ECHO priorities over the past year, and their future plans for continuing work on their priorities.
- To discuss challenges and lessons learned on the implementation of priorities with all participants.
Recording: (link)
Session 1: Introduction (recording not available)
Session 2: National Cancer Plan Implementation Practices
Session objectives:
1. Review key strategies that support implementation of National Cancer Control Plans (NCCP)
2. Discuss challenges and potential solutions related to NCCP implementation
3. Gain insights from other countries regarding an overall approach to NCCP implementation and lessons learned
Presentations: Didactic presentation slides by Karin Hohman, Leslie Given (ICCP ECHO Technical Co-Leads) and case presentation slides by Dr. Mary Nyangasi (Kenya Ministry of Health)
Recording: (link)
Session 3: Improving Data Collection and Use of Data for NCCP Implementation
Session objectives:
1. Review types of data needed to support implementation of National Cancer Control Plans (NCCP)
2. Discuss challenges and potential solutions related to building political will and support for surveillance infrastructure and registry enhancements
3. Gain insights from other countries regarding innovative use of data to guide NCCP implementation
Presentations: Didactic presentation slides by Les Mery (IARC) and case presentation slides by Dr. Maurice Mulenga (Government of Malawi)
Recording: (link)
Session 4: National Coordination of Cancer Control Efforts and Partners
Session objectives:
1. Identify essential stakeholders for the NCCP implementation (mapping exercise)
2. Discuss the importance of an accountability framework and assigning roles and responsibilities for NCCP implementation
3. Discuss engagement and communication strategies for NCCP implementation (internal comms and external)
Presentations: Didactic presentation slides by Dr. Sonali Johnson (UICC) and case presentation slides by Sona Mukete Franklin (Ministry of Health, Cameroon)
Recording: (link)
Session 5: Importance of Costing, Financing, and Allocation for a NCCP
Session objectives:
1. To identify the rationale and uses for costing out an NCCP
2. To provide an overview of costing and financing principles
3. To provide existing tools and resources and examples of costing and financing in NCCPs
Presentations: Didactic presentation slides by Dr. André Ilbawi (WHO) and case presentation slides by Dr. Uchechukwu E. Nwokwu (Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria)
Recording: (link)
Session 6: Mobilizing the Cancer-Related Healthcare Workforce
Session objectives:
1. Identify methods for understanding and meeting workforce needs
2. Identify innovations in training and capacity building
3. Share successes and challenges in building workforce capacity through NCCP implementation
Presentations: Didactic presentation slides by Dr. Ellen Baker (MD Anderson Cancer Center) and case presentation slides by Dr. Neha Dumka (Ministry of Health, India)
Recording: (link)
Session 7: Progress Review, Assessing Team Progress and Priorities
Session objectives:
1. To learn from each country team the ICCP ECHO implementation priority they have been working on and the progress that has been made on that priority.
2. To share implementation priority challenges with other ECHO participants and identify possible approaches to overcome the challenges.
3. To identify resources needed to aid progress in implementation priority work.
Presentations: Country team presentation slides by Eveline (Eve) Tata Mayaah - Cameroon - Humanity at Heart International, Xolisile Dlamani - Eswatini - Ministry of Health, Roopa Hariprasad - India - National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Paulette Ibeka - Nigeria - Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), Mamsau Ngoma - Tanzania - Ocean Road Cancer Institute
Recording: (link)
Session 8: Use of Data for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research
Session objectives:
1. Review principles and resources related to monitoring and evaluation of implementation of NCCP priorities/interventions
2. Discuss opportunities to utilize monitoring and evaluation data to identify NCCP-related research questions
Presentations: Didactic presentation slides by Dr. Somesh Kumar (Jhpiego) and case presentation slides by Dr. Priscilla Hlophe (Eswatini Cancer Registry).
Recording: (link)
Session 9: Increasing Awareness of Cancer Prevention and Early Detection In the COVID-19 Era
Session objectives:
1. Discuss the impact of COVID-19 on NCCP implementation, especially related to cancer prevention and early detection
2. Identify potential solutions and opportunities to continue to increase awareness and plan for future prevention and early detection efforts
Presentations: Didactic presentation slides by Dr. Lisa Richardson (CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control) and case presentation slides by Dr. Francois Uwinkindi (Rwanda Biomedical Center)
Recording: (link)
Sessin 10: Improving Service Delivery, Implementing System Changes: Reducing time to diagnosis and from diagnosis to treatment
Session objectives:
1. Identify strategies in individual country’s NCCPs to address reducing time to diagnosis and/or time between diagnosis and treatment
2. Discuss the impact of COVID-19 on time to diagnosis and/or time between diagnosis and treatment for cancer patients
3. Identify potential solutions and opportunities to address time to diagnosis/treatment
Presentations: Didactic presentation slides by Dr. Dan Milner (American Society for Clinical Pathology) and case presentation slides by Dr. Nanzoke Mvungi (Tanzania)
Recording: (link)
Session 11: Resource Mobilization, Allocation, and Use of Costing Outcomes
Session objectives:
1. Identify strategies for using NCCP costing results, including advocacy efforts
2. Identify decision makers and advocates to engage in assisting with resource development and allocation for NCCP priorities
3. Identify strategies to ensure resources allocated for cancer control efforts are sustained over time, despite changing national and public health priorities
Presentations: Didactic presentation slides by Dr. André Ilbawi (WHO HQ) and case presentation slides by Paulette Ibeka (CHAI, Nigeria)
Recording: (link)
Session 12: Capstone: Sharing Accomplishments and Next Steps part 1
Session objectives:
- To learn from other participants their progress on ICCP ECHO priorities over the past year, and their future plans for continuing work on their priorities.
- To discuss challenges and lessons learned on the implementation of priorities with all participants.
Recording: (link)
Session 13: Capstone: Sharing Accomplishments and Next Steps part 2
Session objectives:
- To learn from other participants their progress on ICCP ECHO priorities over the past year, and their future plans for continuing work on their priorities.
- To discuss challenges and lessons learned on the implementation of priorities with all participants.
Recording: (link)
