This new episode of Let’s Talk Cancer, Cary Adams speaks with Dr Jackson Orem of the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), a UICC member, about a key driver of equity in cancer care: improving access to oncology medicines in low-resource settings.
Together they explore the current landscape of cancer care in Uganda and the wider region, what it takes to strengthen cancer services sustainably, and how collaborative partnerships such as UICC-led Access to Oncology Medicines (ATOM) Coalition are supporting countries to build the systems, skills, and financing needed for reliable access to quality-assured oncology medicines and diagnostics, to ensure that essential medicines and diagnostics reach the right people and the right time – safely, affordably, and consistently.
Dr Orem is a medical oncologist trained at Makerere University and the Karolinska Institute, and he has led the Institute’s expansion in cancer treatment, research, and international partnerships, contributing significantly to cancer care in Uganda and across Africa.
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