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SOUTH ASIAN UPDATE : Original Article
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10.4103/2278-330X.130452
Afro Middle East Asian symposium on cancer cooperation
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Department of Medical Oncology, Asian Institute of Oncology, Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Medical Oncology, Apollo Cancer Hospital, India
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Slemani Radiation Oncology Center, Hurdistan, Iraq
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Department of Medical Oncology, Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital, Dudhpati, Bhaktapur, Nepal
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Hospital, Al Ghubrah South, Muscat, Oman
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Department of Medical Oncology, Dubai Hospital, Al Baraha-Dubai, UAE
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Department of Clinical Oncology, College of Health Sciences, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Department of Oncology, National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Ghana Medical Association, Korle-bu, Accra, Ghana
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Department of Radiology, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria
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Department of Medical Oncology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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Department of Gynaecology, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Gongphel Lam, Thimphu, Bhutan,
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Department of Gastroenterology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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Department of Healthcare, Apollo Group of Hospitals, India
*Corresponding author: Dr. Purvish M. Parikh. purvish1@gmail.com
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Abstract
Abstract
This manuscript captures the discussion and recommendations that came out of a special Afro Asian symposium involving 13 countries. Unmet needs and cost-effective solutions with special emphasis on training form the backbone of practical next steps.
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