Nazik Hammad: It’s vital to advocate for better data collection on Black People’s experiences

Nazik Hammad shared a post by Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario, on X:

Quoting Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario‘s post:

“June 26 is National Cancer Wellness Awareness Day! BPAO Member, Dr. Nazik Hammad, shares insights on empowering our communities through awareness, collaboration, and advocacy. “.

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Nazik Hammad is a Sudanese Canadian Professor of medical oncology, at Saint Michael Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto.

Her academic work and research interests include medical education and workforce development in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Other research and academic interests include value-based cancer care, global and local inequities and disparities in cancer, global health and global oncology,  women as health care professionals and cancer in conflict zones.

Together with colleagues in Africa she led the first Choosing Wisely Africa initiative. She is a co-author in the Lancet Oncology commission for Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa and is a commissioner in the Lancet Commission on Women, Power and Cancer.