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New partnership in value-based care with Leapfrog to Value
The Global Surgery Foundation and Leapfrog to Value have entered into a strategic partnership to enhance access to care and strengthen health systems, focusing on Breast Cancer and Maternal Health.
Voice of the Patient and the Global Surgery Foundation announce partnership
The Global Surgery Foundation and Voice of the Patient have announced a strategic partnership through a memorandum of understanding. This collaboration focuses on enhancing access to care and prioritizing patient voices.
Generating evidence to support value-based care in Türkiye
The value-based healthcare (VBHC) programme in Türkiye shared their preliminary results with the scientific community, generating evidence to support the VBHC approach.
Update from Türkiye: Engaging Our Partners in Value-based Healthcare & Breast Cancer
The Global Surgery Foundation, in collaboration with UNITAR and partners in Türkiye, conducted a visit to assess the progress of their Value-based Healthcare (VBHC) Programme focused on optimising breast cancer care.
Surgical Care Provides a Missing Piece for Women’s Equity (International Women’s Day)
No woman should die for lack of surgical care.
Breast Cancer: How Value-based Healthcare Can Help Treat Women
1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Value-based healthcare (VBHC) approaches can help make quality surgical care available to more breast cancer patients.
Financial Toxicity Among Patients With Breast Cancer Worldwide
Financial toxicity (FT) is the negative impact of cost of care on financial well-being. Patients with breast cancer are at risk for incurring high out-of-pocket costs given the long-term need for multidisciplinary care and expensive treatments.
Go watch this short video on breast cancer and surgery
Where you live should not determine whether you receive treatment for breast cancer.