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标题：Implementing Cancer Care in Rwanda: Capacity Building for Treatment and Scale-Up
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作者：Paul H. Park ; Cyprien Shyirambere ; Fred Kateera 等
期刊名称：Sustainability
印刷版ISSN：2071-1050
出版年度：2021
卷号：13
期号：13
页码：7216
DOI：10.3390/su13137216
语种：English
出版社：MDPI, Open Access Journal
摘要：Background: The majority of countries in sub-Saharan Africa are ill-prepared to address the rising burden of cancer. While some have been able to establish a single cancer referral center, few have been able to scale-up services nationally towards universal health coverage. The literature lacks a step-wise implementation approach for resource-limited countries to move beyond a single-facility implementation strategy and implement a national cancer strategy to expand effective coverage. Methods: We applied an implementation science framework, which describes a four-phase approach: Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, and Sustainment (EPIS). Through this framework, we describe Rwanda’s approach to establish not just a single cancer center, but a national cancer program. Results: By applying EPIS to Rwanda’s implementation approach, we analyzed and identified the implementation strategies and factors, which informed processes of each phase to establish foundational cancer delivery components, including trained staff, diagnostic technology, essential medicines, and medical informatics. These cancer delivery components allowed for the implementation of Rwanda’s first cancer center, while simultaneously serving as the nidus for capacity building of foundational components for future cancer centers. Conclusion: This “progressive scaling” approach ensured that initial investments in the country’s first cancer center was a step toward establishing future cancer centers in the country.