Around half of all cancer patients need radiotherapy, but in low-income countries, only one in ten can access treatment. The IAEA addressed the 76th World Health Assembly and spoke about how the Rays of Hope initiative is helping countries increase access to cancer care.
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has begun training healthcare workers across the country to be able to recognise the early warning signs of cancers in children.
On Friday, 18 June, 2021, the Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health is hosting the webinar "Implementation of the WHO Global Initiative on Childhood Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean".
The objectives of the webinar are: