Uganda Cancer Institute, Mulago Hospital and the Makerere University School of Medicine, Kampala, Uganda.
Oncology. 2009;77(5):272-80. doi: 10.1159/000259258. Epub 2009 Nov 16.
With the increasing global cancer burden, especially in the developing world, the World Health Organization made the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and development of comprehensive national cancer control programs as key responses. Most countries in Africa lack the capacity to evolve a national cancer control program. This is mainly due to lack of resources. However, established cancer institutions could be used as resources for evolving a comprehensive national cancer program. Moreover, this has the appeal of presenting cancer control as an essential part of the public health response to disease. In Uganda, two cancer research institutions, the Uganda Cancer Institute and Kampala Cancer Registry, have contributed to initiation of a cancer control program. They have provided evidence on disease causation, burden and strategy for prevention, treatment and community involvement. Further, these institutions have created opportunities for international partnerships and collaborations in cancer research. Given the challenges of evolving a national cancer control program, each country should look internally for opportunities in existing cancer institutions as starting points for developing a national program. Evidence for feasibility should be provided to governments to help in formulating policies supportive of cancer control in these countries.
随着全球癌症负担的增加，特别是在发展中国家，世界卫生组织制定了《烟草控制框架公约》和制定综合国家癌症控制计划作为主要应对措施。非洲大多数国家缺乏制定国家癌症控制计划的能力。这主要是由于资源匮乏。然而，已建立的癌症机构可以作为制定全面国家癌症计划的资源。此外，这具有将癌症控制作为疾病公共卫生应对的重要组成部分呈现的吸引力。在乌干达，两家癌症研究机构，乌干达癌症研究所和坎帕拉癌症登记处，为启动癌症控制计划做出了贡献。他们提供了有关疾病病因、负担以及预防、治疗和社区参与策略的证据。此外，这些机构还为癌症研究中的国际伙伴关系和合作创造了机会。鉴于制定国家癌症控制计划的挑战，每个国家都应在国内寻找现有癌症机构的机会，将其作为制定国家计划的起点。应向政府提供可行性证据，以帮助这些国家制定支持癌症控制的政策。
