Overview of Delivery of Cancer Care in Nepal: Current Status and Future Priorities

Bishal Gyawali; Shubham Sharma; Ramila Shilpakar; Soniya Dulal; Jitendra Pariyar; Christopher M. Booth; Bishesh Sharma Poudyal

doi:10.1200/GO.20.00287

JCO Global Oncology (Nov 2020)

Overview of Delivery of Cancer Care in Nepal: Current Status and Future Priorities

Bishal Gyawali,
Shubham Sharma,
Ramila Shilpakar,
Soniya Dulal,
Jitendra Pariyar,
Christopher M. Booth,
Bishesh Sharma Poudyal

Affiliations

Bishal Gyawali: Department of Oncology, Department of Public Health Sciences and Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Shubham Sharma: School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Ramila Shilpakar: Department of Clinical Oncology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Soniya Dulal: Department of Clinical Oncology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Jitendra Pariyar: Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Civil Service Hospital, Minbhawan, Kathmandu, Nepal
Christopher M. Booth: Department of Oncology, Department of Public Health Sciences and Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Bishesh Sharma Poudyal: Department of Clinical Oncology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1200/GO.20.00287
Journal volume & issue: no. 6
pp. 1211 – 1217

Abstract

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Nepal is a small, low-income country between India and China with a unique health care delivery system. Cancer is becoming an important public health problem in the country, but a systematic plan to cancer control is lacking. In this article, we aim to provide a systematic assessment of the burden of disease and available resources and suggest prioritization approaches for the future to assist with any such future cancer control plans for the country.

Published in JCO Global Oncology

ISSN: 2687-8941 (Online)
Publisher: American Society of Clinical Oncology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Website: https://ascopubs.org/journal/go

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