Political priority and pathways to scale-up of childhood cancer care in five nations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite increasing global attention to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and their incorporation into universal health coverage (UHC), the factors that determine whether and how NCDs are prioritized in national health agendas and integrated into health systems remain poorly understood. Childhood cancer is a leading non-communicable cause of death in children aged 0-14 years worldwide. We investigated the political, social, and economic factors that influence health system priority-setting on childhood cancer care in a range of low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).

Methods and findings

Based on in-depth qualitative case studies, we analyzed the determinants of priority-setting for childhood cancer care in El Salvador, Guatemala, Ghana, India, and the Philippines

SUBMITTER: Denburg AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6699697 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature