International cooperation in public health in Martinique geostrategic utility for cancer surveillance in the Caribbean

Clarisse Joachim (1) , Thierry Almont (2, 1) , Moustapha Drame (1) , Cédric Contaret (1) , Mylène Vestris (1) , Fatiha Najioullah (1) , Aude Aline-Fardin (2) , Patrick Escarmant (2) , Nicolas Leduc (2) , Nathalie Grossat (3) , Xavier Promeyrat (2) , Stefanos Bougas (2) , Eva Papadopoulou (2) , Vincent Vinh-Hung (2) , Emmanuelle Sylvestre (2, 4) , Jacqueline Veronique-Baudin (2)

1 CHU de la Martinique [Fort de France]
2 MFME [Fort de France] - Maison de la Femme de la Mère et de l'Enfant [CHU de la Martinique]
3 Hôpital Albert Clarac [CHU de la Martinique]
4 LTSI - Laboratoire Traitement du Signal et de l'Image

Background - Cooperation in public health and in oncology in particular, is currently a major issue for the island of Martinique, given its geopolitical position in the Caribbean region. The region of Martinique shares certain public health problems with other countries of the Caribbean, notably in terms of diagnostic and therapeutic management of patients with cancer. We present here a roadmap of cooperation priorities and activities in cancer surveillance and oncology in Martinique. Main body - The fight against cancer is a key public health priority that features high on the regional health policy for Martinique. In the face of these specific epidemiological conditions, Martinique needs to engage in medical cooperation in the field of oncology within the Caribbean, to improve skills and knowledge in this field, and to promote the creation of bilateral relations that will help to improve cancer management in an international healthcare environment. Conclusions - These collaborative exchanges will continue throughout 2020 and will lead to the implementation of mutual research projects across a larger population basin, integrating e-health approaches and epidemiological e-cohorts.

Keywords: Cancer; Caribbean; Cooperation; Epidemiology

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Bioengineering

Clarisse Joachim, Thierry Almont, Moustapha Drame, Cédric Contaret, Mylène Vestris, et al.. International cooperation in public health in Martinique geostrategic utility for cancer surveillance in the Caribbean. Globalization and Health, 2020, 16 (1), pp.20. ⟨10.1186/s12992-020-00551-w⟩. ⟨hal-02532847⟩