Understanding the Global Cancer Burden
Cancer causes 1 in 8 deaths worldwide and is rapidly becoming a global pandemic. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the toll of cancer and other chronic diseases is greater in low- and middle-income countries, where people develop chronic diseases “at younger ages, suffer longer – often with preventable complications – and die sooner than those in high-income countries.”
Our Initiatives
We are leveraging our more than 100 years of experience working in the U.S. to make a difference in lower-income countries.
Our global cancer control initiatives include:
We also work with partners throughout the world to help shape the global policy agenda as it pertains to global health and cancer control.
Our Partners
Our work relies on partnerships with a number of organizations and individuals whose mission closely aligns with ours, domestically and abroad.
Our Team
In collaboration with our partners, our Global Health team strives to achieve measurable results toward our vision of a world with less disease, mortality and disability due to cancer.
Kenyatta National Hospital Hope Hostel
The American Cancer Society is partnering with the Kenyatta National Hospital to build a 62-bed Hope Hostel, with plans to break ground in 2018.