New Global Coalition Aims to Eliminate Structural Barriers to Fight Cancer Crisis in Resource-Limited Countries in Africa
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Collaboration on Implementation Science Research in Global Oncology awards $500,000 to eight country-specific pilot projects in quest to develop sustainable best practices We have to look across the spectrum of cancer care capacity building and select certain projects to pilot in different countries, evaluate how they work and, if we, can replicate them in other countries,” said Ute Dugan, MD, co-founder of CIRGO. CHICAGO (PRWEB) February 09, 2021 A group of global oncology organizations have joined forces to establish the Collaboration on Implementation Science Research in Global Oncology (CIRGO) to improve the coordination of cancer care systems in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in Africa.
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Pfizer and IDA Foundation Partner to Expand Access to Essential Cancer Treatments
Pfizer today announced a partnership with IDA Foundation, an independent social enterprise providing essential medicines to low-and middle-income countries, to provide equitable access to quality cancer treatments in almost 70 developing countries across Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Western Pacific region. The supply agreement means that millions more patients will now have the potential to access innovative chemotherapy medicines for multiple types of cancer.
Developing countries currently bear over 60% of the global cancer burden
[1] and account for 70% of cancer deaths
[2]. By providing sustainable access to Pfizer’s oncology portfolio, the agreement enables governments and non-governmental organizations (NGO) in developing countries to work toward improving the quality and quantity of available treatments and increase budgets for cancer care and treatment.
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Nifty Set To Open Higher Ahead Of RBI s Monetary Policy Review Nifty Set To Open Higher Ahead Of RBI s Monetary Policy Review Asian markets were also trading higher with Japan s Nikkei up 1.37 per cent and Hong Kong s Hang Seng rising 1.4 per cent
Updated: February 05, 2021 9:03 am IST
The Indian equity benchmarks are set to open higher ahead of Reserve Bank of India s monetary policy review as indicated by the Nifty futures traded on the Singapore Exchange. The SGX Nifty futures rose 0.44 per cent to 14,961. Meanwhile, other Asian markets were also trading higher with Japan s Nikkei up 1.37 per cent, Hong Kong s Hang Seng rising 1.4 per cent and Taiwan Weighed up 0.8 per cent.