As part of Tanzania’s effort to address its rising burden of cancer and limited resources for cancer care, key stakeholders in Tanzania have been part of a larger collaboration with the African Cancer Coalition and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) to draft resource-stratified guidelines for cancer care. In 2018, the Tanzania Guidelines committee partnered with the UCSF Global Cancer Program to draft and review the guidelines through a thorough and iterative process. In celebration of the 2020 World Cancer Day, the Ministry of Health of Tanzania officially launched their first National Cancer Treatment Guidelines. [Read more about the development of the guidelines]
 

As part of its broader collaboration in Tanzania, the Global Cancer Program will continue its partnership with oncology teams at Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Muhimbili National Hospital, and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) to support implementation of these guidelines in Tanzania and to measure impact on cancer outcomes in Tanzania.