Region Östergötland
Region Östergötland and Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
Project: Developing Cancer Health Care Through Institutional Collaboration Region Östergötland and its partner Uasin Gishu in Kenya are leading a one-year project that builds on the successes of previous collaborations in cancer health care. The initiative aims to strengthen capacity in Uasin Gishu by training healthcare providers in cancer detection and care, improving access to cancer…
Partnerskapet har blivit ett Draknäste
Fem år efter att Region Östergötland och Sarajevo avslutat sitt kommunala partnerskap ansökte parterna om medel från Sidas ”Challenge Funds” för att främja socioekonomisk hållbar utveckling i Bosnien och Hercegovina. Medel beviljades och det är idag ett projekt som bygger på modellen ”Draknästet.” De båda parterna har ett långsiktigt samarbetsavtal med fokus på regional utveckling…
Region Östergötland and Uasin Gishu, Kenya
Developing cancer health care through institutional collaboration The project aims to address the problems associated with unequal cancer care and low institutional capacity. Several causes to the main problem were identified: deficiencies regarding organisational structure, level of public knowledge, care availability and accessibility, limited resources, ethical considerations, political guidance, and more. These causes can be…
