In this episode of Global Health Unpacked, host Dr. Gvantsa Khizanishvili speaks with Carolyn Taylor, Founder and Executive Director of Global Focus on Cancer, about what people-centered care truly means and why lived experience must shape the future of cancer systems worldwide.
Key Points:
- Defining people-centered care.
- How shifting power toward patients can transform cancer care delivery.
- The role of WHO frameworks and rights-based approaches in advancing meaningful engagement.
- Why patients often lack power in their own care and how that must change.
This conversation highlights a critical mindset shift in global oncology, from systems built around institutions to systems built around people․
For more on this topic, explore the resources below:
• https://globalfocusoncancer.org/
• https://www.uicc.org/news-and-updates/blog/26-m1-people-centred-care-remains-more-principle-practice
• https://www.knowledge-action-portal.com/en/content/who-framework-meaningful-engagement-people-living-noncommunicable-diseases-and-mental
• https://globalprograms.hms.harvard.edu/global-primary-health-care/lancet-global-health-commission-people-centered-care-universal-health