Egide Mpanumusingo

TL;DR: An opportunity exists to reduce breast cancer mortality in Rwanda by addressing barriers in the community and healthcare system to promote earlier detection, and Educating communities and healthcare providers about breast cancer and facilitating expedited referrals could potentially reduce delays and hence mortality.

TL;DR: Program-level experience implementing BCCOE, patient characteristics, and challenges encountered are described, demonstrating that complex cancer care can be delivered in the most resource-constrained settings, accessible to vulnerable patients.

TL;DR: The characteristics of patients who came with a breast concern to Rwanda's first public cancer referral center during its first 18 months are described to provide initial data to allow monitoring of changes in the distribution of benign and malignant disease and of cancer stage as cancer awareness and services expand nationally.

TL;DR: Rwanda's Ministry of Health worked with partners to develop palliative care policies and a strategic plan, secure adequate supplies of opioid for the country, initiate palliATIVE care training programs, and begin studying a model for integrating coordinated palliatives care into the public health care system at all levels.

TL;DR: This exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the birth of Chile's first female prime minister, Michelle Bachelet, with a retrospective of her life and work.