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How Tanzania is improving cancer outcomes for women

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How Tanzania is improving cancer outcomes for women
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Diseases don’t discriminate and in Tanzania, breast and cervical cancer are the most common cancers affecting women today. One project is scaling up care and training individuals to connect the cancer community to vital health resources.

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This video appears in the Facing Forward documentary series, a series of 25 short films and 10 articles from around the world.

This initiative seeks to raise awareness of NCDs and highlight the stories of people living with NCDs across the globe, as well as those of the communities, institutions and private sector who are leading the way to prevent and control NCDs.

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