Cervical brachytherapy exchange: steps toward oncology capacity building in Botswana.

To help share technical knowledge of brachytherapy and the care of patients with cervical cancer in Botswana, a series of visits was organized by two centers in the United States, Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania. As a result of those visits, necessary future steps were recognized. Such clinical visits are important for facilitating the exchange of knowledge and learning between institutions in developing and developed countries.