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Article Author: Sh38bn set aside to fight cancer
Media Source: The Citizen (Tanzania)
Date: 16 December 2020
The Aga Khan Foundation Tanzania and Agence Française de Développement have jointly provided a total of Sh38 billion towards a project known as Tanzania Comprehensive Cancer Care Project to finance the fight against cancer in all districts of Dar es Salaam and Mwanza. The four-year project is aimed at reducing the burden of cancer morbidity and mortality in all the 13 districts of Dar es Salaam and Mwanza. It will be implemented by the Aga Khan Health Services Tanzania in collaboration with Aga Khan University and other Tanzanian hospitals. The project is aimed at tackling the challenges throughout the continuum of cancer care by implementing an innovative partnership that would strengthen and expand the quality, access and capacity of cancer care services in the country.