2012$WORLD$CANCER$CONGRESS$ DR$SARAH$J$MAONGEZI$ HEAD$PHYSICAL$NCDs$ MOHSW8TANZANIA$ 21.09.12$ 1$
Achievements+of+NCCP+ • NCCP$formulated$1997$ • Establishment$of$$National$Steering$Committee$in$ 2007$with$support$from$WHO/AFRO$$&$IAEA$ • Finalization$and$launching$of$National$Cancer$ Control$Strategy$in$2010$ • Appointment$of$a$Focal$person$on$cancer$–NCD$ section$2012$ • Establishment$of$training$for$radiation$therapists$and$ clinical$oncologists$in$the$country$ 21.09.12$ 2$
Achivements+cont…+ Initiation$of$HPV$vaccine$to$girls$9813$yrs$ Ratification$of$WHO$framework$convention$on$ Tobacco$control$and$enacting$a$law$to$ban$smoking$in$ public$places$by$the$parliament$ Scaling$up$of$cervical$cancer$screening$(VIA)$ Expansion$of$$Cervical$$and$Breast$cancer$training$to$ different$cadres$$ Training$of$radiation$medicine$professionals$ 21.09.12$ 3$
Achivements+cont…+ Improvement$of$infrastructure$for$cancer$treatment$ (Construction$of$new$building$$at$ORCI)$ Establishment$of$new$cancer$treatment$centre$in$ Buganda$medical$centre$ Installation$of$cancer$treatment$equipment$(2$new$ external$beam$radiotherapy$machines$a$simulator$and$ 2$high$dose$rate$intra$cavitary$machines$ Procurement$of$a$linear$accelerator$ 21.09.12$ 4$
PACT+MODEL+DEMONSTRATION+SITES+ In$February$2006$Tanzania$(URT)$designated$1 st $ Programme$for$Action$for$Cancer$Therapy$(PACT)$ Model$Demonstration$Site$(PMDS)$WHO/AFRO$ Region.$ Palliative$Care$program$in$Tanzania$was$IAEA/PACT/ INCTR$initiative$ Started$in$2008$under$National$Cancer$Control$ Program$(NCCP).$ Others:$OPEC,$$Fund$for$International$ Development$(OFID)$and$UN$women$Guild$ . $ 21.09.12$ 5$
Achievements+cont…+ Expansion$of$palliative$care$services$to$zonal,$regional$ and$district$hospitals.$ Procurement$&$distribution$of$oral$morphine$$ Development$of$national$palliative$care$policy$ guidelines$ Establishment$of$postgraduate$diploma$course$in$ palliative$medicine$ 21.09.12$ 6$
THANK+YOU+&WELCOME+TO+ TANZANIA+ 21.09.12$ 7$
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