| Established in 1996, the MECC
is a unique partnership between the United States and the Ministries of
Health of Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority, and
Turkey. The objective of the MECC is to reduce the incidence and impact
of cancer in the Middle East through the solicitation and support of
collaborative research. Since its inception, MECC’s major activities
have been the Cancer Registry Project (CRP) and the Small Grants
Programme. The CRP aims to support population-based cancer registries
within MECC members and develop linkages among them.
Egypt has established the Gharbiah Population-Based Cancer Registry (GPCR). Active registration covers the entire Gharbiah Governorate. |