Patient navigators are individuals trained to identify barriers to receiving health care (e.g. financial, educational & cultural obstacles) & to accommodate patients by providing the appropriate support.

Through a @UICC grant, the Botswana-Rutgers Partnership for Health... (1/4)

... is working to build a sustainable #cancer patient navigation program within Botswana's health system, with a longer-term goal of creating similar programs throughout sub-Saharan Africa. (2/4) #WorldCancerDay

Learn more: http://globalhealth.rutgers.edu/where-we-work/botswana/cancer-care-and-prevention

(3/4) "Since breast & cervical cancers can be prevented & cured at early stages, it is indefensible that there are significantly high death rates from these diseases in sub-Saharan Africa compared to more advanced nations," says @RutgersGHI's Kirthana Sharma. #WorldCancerDay

(4/4) This @UICC-funded breast cancer research is part of the Botswana-Rutgers Partnership for Health's ongoing work to create a national, comprehensive #cancer control program. #WorldCancerDay https://globalhealth.rutgers.edu/where-we-work/botswana/cancer-care-and-prevention