The Global Task Force on Expanded Access to Cancer Care and Control in Developing Countries (GTF.CCC) is a research and advisory initiative to advance cancer education, prevention, detection and care in the developing world.
GTF.CCC builds upon the Lance Armstrong Foundation’s 2009 Global Cancer Summit and the advocacy of economist Felicia Knaul, PhD, (pictured first row, second from left) to promote breast cancer research, public education and early detection throughout Latin America.
Launched in November 2010, GTF.CCC is preparing a white paper to guide development and evaluation of cancer interventions in resource-limited settings. GTF.CCC has already been advancing its agenda in Mexico, Jordan, Malawi, Rwanda and Haiti. Work in the latter three countries is done in collaboration with Partners in Health, a nonprofit organization providing quality health care to poor communities throughout the world.
The 2010 annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative featured a special session, “Addressing Cancer in the Developing World: Health Equity and an Overlooked Public Health Crisis.” Panelists included GTF.CCC members Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, founder of Partners in Health and Sanjay Gupta, MD, chief medical correspondent for the Health, Medical & Wellness unit at CNN. The work of the GTF.CCC was cited among current efforts to expand diagnostic and treatment services in developing countries.
