Afro Middle East Asian symposium on cancer cooperation

Purvish M Parikh; T Raja; L Mula-Hussain; R P Baral; P Ingle; P Narayanan; N Tsikai; M O Baki; N Satyapal; K O Adusei; A Popoola; A Musibi; E Nyaim; U Tsomo; C Opio; A Jamshed; P Reddy

doi:10.4103/2278-330X.130452

Afro Middle East Asian symposium on cancer cooperation

South Asian J Cancer. 2014 Apr;3(2):128-31. doi: 10.4103/2278-330X.130452.

Authors

Purvish M Parikh¹, T Raja², L Mula-Hussain³, R P Baral⁴, P Ingle⁵, P Narayanan⁶, N Tsikai⁷, M O Baki⁸, N Satyapal⁵, K O Adusei⁹, A Popoola¹⁰, A Musibi¹¹, E Nyaim¹¹, U Tsomo¹², C Opio¹³, A Jamshed¹⁴, P Reddy¹⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Oncology, Asian Institute of Oncology, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
² Department of Medical Oncology, Apollo Cancer Hospital, India.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, Slemani Radiation Oncology Center, Hurdistan, Iraq.
⁴ Department of Medical Oncology, Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital, Dudhpati, Bhaktapur, Nepal.
⁵ Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Hospital, Al Ghubrah South, Muscat, Oman.
⁶ Department of Medical Oncology, Dubai Hospital, Al Baraha-Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
⁷ Department of Clinical Oncology, College of Health Sciences, Harare, Zimbabwe.
⁸ Department of Oncology, National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
⁹ Ghana Medical Association, Korle-bu, Accra, Ghana.
¹⁰ Department of Radiology, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
¹¹ Department of Medical Oncology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
¹² Department of Gynaecology, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Gongphel Lam, Thimphu, Bhutan.
¹³ Department of Gastroenterology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda.
¹⁴ Department of Radiation Oncology, Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
¹⁵ Department of Healthcare, Apollo Group of Hospitals, India.

Abstract

This manuscript captures the discussion and recommendations that came out of a special Afro Asian symposium involving 13 countries. Unmet needs and cost-effective solutions with special emphasis on training form the backbone of practical next steps.

Keywords: Cancer burden; cost effective; health policy; training; unmet needs.