Medical Tourism for Cancer Treatment: Trends, Trajectories, and Perspectives From African Countries
The findings suggest the need to improve local health care systems including building trust of the system among general population. The study highlights potential financial toxicity, and it adds to the current emphasis on return of investment on homegrown workforce and cancer treatment infrastructure.
Authors
- Eulade Rugengamanzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0385-3706)
- Laura M. Carson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8425-1477)
- Verna Vanderpuye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3656-6965)
- Daniel Afolayan
- Nazik Hammad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3963-5815)
- Fidel Rubagumya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8129-5714)
- Godwin Nnko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1882-8282)
- Omar Abdihamid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3854-1043)
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (GH)
- University of Kigali (RW)
- University of Rwanda (RW)
- Rwanda Military Hospital (RW)
- University of Global Health Equity (RW)
- Dartmouth Cancer Center
Publication Details
- Journal
- JCO Global Oncology
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1200/go.24.00131
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.70