U.S. & Tanzania Increase Country’s Cancer Centers by 50%, Lowering Gender Inequity

The governments of the United States and Tanzania are co-funding a Cancer Radiation Center at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Moshi to close a significant gap in Tanzania’s ability to provide cancer care to citizens. With support from American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA), the local health system will undergo a transformational and inherently sustainable evolution. When fully completed in 2027, the Center will be one of only three cancer facilities in the country. With an initial $1.3 million from the Government of Tanzania for infrastructure construction, ASHA’s $2.9 million funding is completing construction, purchasing a cutting-edge linear accelerator for external beam radiation therapy, and incorporating American values and best practices. The Center will be the first comprehensive cancer center in Tanzania’s Northern Healthcare Zone, offering comprehensive cancer care to over 15 million people, and will have immediate impacts on gender equity by enabling more women to get treatment for cervical cancer—the number one cause of cancer deaths in Tanzanian women.

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