Merck Foundation continues training oncologists in Africa to combat emerging cancer crisis

Source: Merck Foundation</span>With the aim to increase the number of oncologists in Africa, Merck Foundation will continue the second stage of their Africa Oncology fellowship Programme. According to a white paper on the continent's emerging cancer crisis, released by Bio Ventures for Global Health (BVGH), and the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (Aortic), more than 20% of African countries have no access to cancer treatments at all, while access is limited and sporadic in other countries, and later stage diagnosis in African patients contributes to poorer survival rates.
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