Africa: Global Cancer Burden Growing, Amidst Mounting Need for Services

[WHO] Ahead of World Cancer Day, the World Health Organization (WHO)'s cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), released the latest estimates of the global burden of cancer. WHO also published survey results from 115 countries, showing a majority of countries do not adequately finance priority cancer and palliative care services, as part of universal health coverage (UHC).
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Noncommunicable Diseases Source Type: news