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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced the expansion of its global oncology efforts through a new agreement with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia.
Indonesia s Government-owned key cancer care facility and major cancer referral institute,
the Dharmais National Cancer Center in West Jakarta, has initiated a collaboration
with the University of Indonesia (Depok City, West Java, Indonesia), the University
of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM, USA), and the Tata Memorial Centre (Mumbai, India)
as part of government-led efforts to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
The collaboration is participating in three new programmes: Project Extension for
Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO), Cancer Patient Navigation (NAPAK), and a capacity-building
initiative for oncology nurses.