Browsing by Author "Asirwa, Fredrick Chite"

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    Global Health Equity: Cancer Care Outcome Disparities in High-, Middle-, and Low-Income Countries
    (American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2016-01) de Souza, Jonas A.; Hunt, Bijou; Asirwa, Fredrick Chite; Adebamowo, Clement; Lopes, Gilberto; Department of Medicine, IU School of Medicine
    Breakthroughs in our global fight against cancer have been achieved. However, this progress has been unequal. In low- and middle-income countries and for specific populations in high-income settings, many of these advancements are but an aspiration and hope for the future. This review will focus on health disparities in cancer within and across countries, drawing from examples in Kenya, Brazil, and the United States. Placed in context with these examples, the authors also draw basic recommendations from several initiatives and groups that are working on the issue of global cancer disparities, including the US Institute of Medicine, the Global Task Force on Expanded Access to Cancer Care and Control in Developing Countries, and the Union for International Cancer Control. From increasing initiatives in basic resources in low-income countries to rapid learning systems in high-income countries, the authors argue that beyond ethics and equity issues, it makes economic sense to invest in global cancer control, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
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    Mentoring future Kenyan oncology researchers
    (Springer Nature, 2013-10-07) Moormann, Ann; Skiles, Jodi; Koros, Emmanuel; Asirwa, Fredrick Chite; Busakhala, Naftali; Loehrer, Patrick; Pediatrics, School of Medicine
    This is a summary of the 1st Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) Oncology Institute research grant writing workshop organized in collaboration with the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) and held in Kisumu, Kenya from January 16th to 18th, 2013. The goal of this meeting was to mentor future Kenyan scientists and prioritize research topics that would lead to improved cancer care and survival for the citizens of Kenya.