In this video, Dr Ariadna Feliu and Dr Carolina Espina of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and Dr Mauricio Maza of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) introduce IARC 's new e-learning programme on the Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer, the first comprehensive programme on cancer prevention designed specifically to build the capacity of primary health-care professionals in Latin America and the Caribbean.
It is tailored to the context of the region in terms of risk factors, cancer incidence and mortality, health systems, and social inequalities.
The e-learning programme is a free, self-directed, and competency-based training course that includes 40 hours of certified training on primary and secondary prevention of cancer for primary health-care professionals, structured around the 17 recommendations of the Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer. The course is hosted on the PAHO Virtual Campus for Public Health.
The first edition of the Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer was developed under the umbrella of the World Code Against Cancer Framework, an IARC-led initiative to develop Codes Against Cancer to promote cancer prevention globally by world region, highlighting differences in risk factors, cancer patterns, and preventive interventions, as well as economic, social, and cultural conditions.
Read more about the e-learning programme on the website of the Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer (in English) cancer-code-lac.iarc.who.int/en/training/
Read more about the e-learning programme on the website of the Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer (in Spanish) cancer-code-lac.iarc.who.int/es/capacitacion/
View the e-learning programme on the PAHO Virtual Campus for Public Health (in Spanish, English coming soon):
campus.paho.org/es/curso/codigo-latinoamericano-y-caribeno-contra-el-cancer
View the recommendations of the Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer (in English) cancer-code-lac.iarc.who.int/en
View the webpage of the World Code Against Cancer Framework cancer-code-world.iarc.who.int/