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DESCRIPTION:Session: Gender Inequality Analysis through the Human Rights L
 ens (Collaborative Session with Women's Caucus) Program: Human Rights For
 um Presenter: Catherine Mwai\, MPH Abstract Cancer ranks as the second le
 ading cause of death worldwide\, disproportionately affecting low- to mid
 dle-income countries where 70% of cancer-related deaths occur. With human
 itarian and international development assistance viewing non-communicable
  diseases such as cancer as low-priority\, cancer remains largely neglect
 ed in research\, funding and intervention strategies in post-conflict and
  humanitarian health settings. This inaugural study aimed to analyze the 
 current landscape of cancer control in post-conflict Somaliland\, specifi
 c to cervical and breast cancers which account for the second highest cau
 se of cancer death among Somali women. A mixed-method approach was utiliz
 ed to gather data on the national cancer control landscape. Data sources 
 included: 1) observations of health care providers\, 2) semi-structured i
 nterviews with identified officials\, 3) collection of national policy in
 formation initiating the World Health Organization 2021 Country Profile o
 f Capacity and Response to Noncommunicable Diseases survey\, 4) and 2021-
 2022 tumor diagnosis statistics. A Strengths\, Weakness\, Opportunities\,
  and Threats (SWOT) analysis was used to identify key themes. The finding
 s reveal severe limitations in cancer screening\, diagnosis\, treatment\,
  and palliative care. The nation lacks sufficient healthcare workforce\, 
 advanced training in oncology knowledge and cancer care\, strategic cance
 r control policies\, a national cancer registry\, and a notable absence o
 f cancer care providers. This study underscores the critical need to unde
 rstand the interplay of geopolitics\, international affairs and regulatio
 ns in advancement of a comprehensive cancer control system. Immediate pri
 orities include motivation of political support\, national breast and cer
 vical cancer awareness campaigns\, and implementation of HPV vaccination 
 programs in parallel with long-term strategic efforts.\n\nSpeaker:\nCathe
 rine Mwai\n\nAdmission:\nRegistrationFees: APHA Event Registration is Req
 uired\n\nDetails URL:\nhttps://medicine.yale.edu/event/cancer-in-somalila
 nd-an-inaugural-landscape-analysis-in-northern-somalia/\n
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SUMMARY:8:30am - 8:45am (CDT) | Cancer in somaliland: An inaugural landsca
 pe analysis in northern Somalia
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