The Second Phase (Kumasi Cycle 2 programme) of the City Cancer Project, dubbed C/CAN 2025 Project has been launched as a sequence of the first cycle of the project, which started from 2018 to 2024.
The City Executives Committee (CEC) endorsed the completion of the first phase after its successful validation and endorsement by all stakeholders to kick-start the second phase over two years (2025 and 2026).
The City Cancer Project, dubbed C/CAN 2025 Project, being undertaken by the Geneva-based Union for International Cancer Control, UICC aims to control cancer all over the world and thereby reduce cancer mortality by 25 percent by 2025.
The UICC initiative is a multi-sectorial project, supporting selected cities to take the lead in the design, planning and implementation of cancer treatment solutions.
The selection of Kumasi was announced at the World Cancer Leaders’ Summit, which was held at Palacio De Mineria, Mexico City, Mexico in South America from November 13 to 14, 2017 making Kumasi the first city in Africa and the fourth city in the world after Paraguay, Columbia and Myanmar to host the C/CAN 2025 Project.
Its selection was based on the strategic central location of Kumasi, the presence of a Cancer Registry at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), the treatment of cancer and cancer care also at KATH and the Peace and Love Hospital, amongst other factors, made Kumasi a strong candidate for the project.
The C/CAN Kumasi City manager, Mr. Abubakari Jaliu, during a project Overview presentation last Friday said the Cycle 2 programme implementation comprises four projects to be managed by project coordinators and project teams.
Prof. Eric Addison, Dr. Ernest Adjei, Dr. Ernest Osei Bonsu and Dr. Ishmael Kyei would head the project teams as Project Coordinators.
Launching the Kumasi Cycle 2 implementation programme of C/CAN in Kumasi last Friday, Mr. Francis Dwira-Darko, the Metropolitan Coordinating Director and acting mayor of Kumasi pledged the commitment of the KMA and the CEC to the success of the Phase two of the project.
He also assured that the CEC will continue to give all the project coordinators and team members the maximum support and guidance to facilitate execution of all the proposed projects.
Mr. Dwira-Darko hoped the Kumasi Cycle 2 programme will enjoy collaborative work to improve access to cancer care services and enhance the quality of service delivery.
Director Dwira-Darko thanked major sponsors and partners of the programme for the immense support since the inception of the project as far back as November, 2017 when a Memorandum of Understanding to that effect was signed between the stakeholders in Mexico.
Major stakeholders including Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, HopeXchange Hospital, Peace and Love Hospital and the School of Public Health and KNUST hospital were represented at the launch of the Kumasi Cycle 2 programme.
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