The importance of training to improve cancer care in the Philippines

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Published: 4 Apr 2023
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Dr Dennis Lee Sacdalan - Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines

Dr Dennis Lee Sacdalan speaks to ecancer about The importance of training to improve cancer care in the Philippines.

The doctor-patient ratio is greatly unbalanced in the Philippines.

To address this issue more training and education are required.

Dr Sacdalan talks about some of the public-private initiatives taken in the Philippines to provide more training facilities.

He also discusses how conferences like the Choosing Wisely conference can help change mindsets and provide training to young doctors.