{"id":657,"date":"2026-08-26T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/navigacare.online\/?p=657"},"modified":"2026-08-26T16:32:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T16:32:06","slug":"about-the-c-can-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/navigacare.online\/?p=657","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT: The C\/Can story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/navigacare.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/About-City-Cancer-Challenge-1536x648-1-1024x432.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/navigacare.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/About-City-Cancer-Challenge-1536x648-1-1024x432.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/navigacare.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/About-City-Cancer-Challenge-1536x648-1-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/navigacare.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/About-City-Cancer-Challenge-1536x648-1-768x324.jpg 768w, https:\/\/navigacare.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/About-City-Cancer-Challenge-1536x648-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where you live and who you are shouldn\u2019t determine the quality of cancer care you receive.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">City Cancer Challenge (C\/Can) is a global impact-driven not-for-profit transforming cancer care in resource-limited settings by enabling cities to lead change. A foundation established by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), we help strengthen healthcare systems, tackle local cancer care gaps, ensuring equitable access to treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We work in in 16 cities across LMICs, supporting more than 6,000 stakeholders, and training over 2,000 healthcare professionals, whilst reaching over 764,000 patients with improved cancer care solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By driving solutions from the ground up, city by city, we create sustainable, scalable impact that builds resilient healthcare ecosystems and fosters long-term, systemic change. Together, we\u2019re changing the future of healthcare\u2014one city at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/citycancerchallenge.org\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nairobi-Kenyatta-National-Hospital-Patients-003-748x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.73046875;width:748px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">C\/Can starts with cities to drive transformational change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We deliver customised solutions that enhance cities\u2019 capacity to address patient needs\u2014and can be scaled up or&nbsp;replicated&nbsp;internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citycancerchallenge.org\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Community-led-Cancer-care-solutions.jpg 440w, https:\/\/citycancerchallenge.org\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Community-led-Cancer-care-solutions-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citycancerchallenge.org\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Community-led-Cancer-care-solutions-150x150.jpg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/citycancerchallenge.org\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Community-led-Cancer-care-solutions.jpg\" alt=\"Community-led-Cancer-care-solutions\"><br>Create and refine community-led cancer care solutions.<br>With the majority of urban growth expected to take place in low- and middle-income countries, we believe cities provide a unique ecosystem to test and drive innovation in cancer care\u2014meeting people\u2019s needs from the ground up.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citycancerchallenge.org\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Health-System-Strenghtening.jpg 440w, https:\/\/citycancerchallenge.org\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Health-System-Strenghtening-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citycancerchallenge.org\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Health-System-Strenghtening-150x150.jpg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/citycancerchallenge.org\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Health-System-Strenghtening.jpg\" alt=\"Health-System-Strenghtening\"><br>Support health system strengthening Cancer care is an ideal entry point to strengthen and build the resilience of health systems. Through an innovative approach, we support cities in implementing changes that can be scaled up and replicated across health services.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citycancerchallenge.org\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Local-ownership-and-sustainability.jpg 438w, https:\/\/citycancerchallenge.org\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Local-ownership-and-sustainability-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citycancerchallenge.org\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Local-ownership-and-sustainability-150x150.jpg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/citycancerchallenge.org\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Local-ownership-and-sustainability.jpg\" alt=\"Local-ownership-and-sustainability\"><br>Ensure local ownership and sustainability. We invest in enhancing connections between people, policies and processes to build capacity and resilience. We convene policy makers, healthcare providers, patient groups and partners, creating communities to support the journey to self-reliance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet our team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We are a multi-sectoral network of leading experts transforming the way cancer care is addressed from the ground up.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/citycancerchallenge.org\/community\/team-governance\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/citycancerchallenge.org\/community\/team-governance\/\">View team<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/citycancerchallenge.org\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Multi-sectoral-network.jpg\" alt=\"Multi-sectoral-network-C\/CAN\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8324924318869829;width:825px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where you live and who you are shouldn\u2019t determine the quality of cancer care you receive. 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