Isabel Mestres, CEO of City Cancer Challenge (C/Can), shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Impact in Action | Advancing Access to Breast Cancer Care with WHO
One of the clearest examples of C/Can’s system-change work in action is our partnership with the World Health Organization to implement the Global Breast Cancer Initiative (GBCI), a collaboration renewed and strengthened this year.
Together with WHO, and local partners across four cities, we have already:’
- Reached 81,859 women with early detection, diagnosis, and care improvements.
- Trained 150+ oncology specialists and 300+ primary care providers, strengthening national pathways for timely diagnosis.
- Developed four Breast Cancer Action Plans (BCAPs) directly aligned with national and global standards.
- Created the first generic BCAP template and a “How-to” guide for scaling the GBCI framework across new geographies.
- Engaged 60+ institutions and held four national policy dialogues, anchoring reforms into government systems.
This partnership has shown what is possible when WHO’s technical leadership meets C/Can’s implementation engine: global frameworks become localy-owned, measurable, scalable action.
And this is just the beginning. Join us in expanding this impact and explore the brochure to see what’s ahead for the WHO–C/Can partnership and the future of GBCI. Great work: Dr. Mary Nyangasi-Onyango, MD, Andre Ilbawi, Rizu ., Natia Verdzadze, Alfredo Polo, Harold Cottin, Sean Lybrand, Ponda Motsepe-Ditshego, MD Alexander Roediger, chiara moroni and France Dube and all regional and local WHO teams!”
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