Cancer kills nearly 10 million people a year worldwide, but the risk of dying from cancer varies greatly depending on where you live. About 70 percent of these deaths are in low- and middle-income countries—and the disparity is worsening.
Rutgers Global Health Institute, alliance members, and ministries of health are creating Go Together, a global alliance to expand the cancer care workforce in sub-Saharan Africa to help address cancer inequities in the region. Go Together is creating joint initiatives in Africa to train healthcare workers in cancer care and prevention and to share knowledge and best practices to improve the chances of surviving cancer.
Go Together alliance members in each African country will include
As the African Proverb tells us, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” Please join us, only together can we all go far.