Nazik Hammad: Our manifesto had a good representation from Africa but there is little focus on plight of cancer patients

Nazik Hammad shared on X:

“Our manifesto published in the Lancet on August 3rd, on improving cancer care in conflict-impacted populations had a good representation from Africa where 16 countries are in conflict but there is little focus on plight of cancer patients.”

Source: Nazik Hammad/X

Authors: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Dina Mired, Richard Sullivan, Alexandra Mueller, Andreas Charalambous, Arman Kacharian, Christos Tsagkaris, Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis, Henrik Grigoryan, Julie Gralow, Andre Ilbawi, Khaled Ghanem, Layth Mula-Hussain, Bente Mikkelsen, Mulugeta Yimer, Nazik Hammad, Stella Arakelyan, Tezer Kutluk, Zeena Salman, Mark Lawler, Gevorg Tamamyan, Maria V Babak, Jemma Arakelyan

A manifesto on improving cancer care in conflict-impacted populations

Nazik Hammad is a Professor at the Division of Hematology and Oncology, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto. She was the Chair of the Education and Training Committee of the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC). Dr. Hammad is a visiting professor at the University of Nairobi, Kenya.

Her academic work and research interests include medical education and workforce development in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

For more information on the manifesto, visit oncodaily.com