Completed: July 2008 - April 2009
Implementation process of the project consists of three sub parts: situation analysis for the cancer fact in Turkey, design of the institutional model for the cancer institute and its impact assessment and preparation of the draft act for the proposed National Cancer Institute. In the situation analysis, structure, prevalence, and progress of the cancer related diseases in the world and Turkey are examined, problems in cancer related policy design and implementation processes in Turkey are determined and institutional structures in selected countries are analyzed. In the second part, institutional model suggestions for effective cancer fight in Turkey are developed and regulatory impact assessments for different alternatives have been prepared. Last part of the project comprises National Cancer Institute model suggestion and draft act preparation for the establishment of National Cancer Institute. In this part, according to the regulatory impact assessment results, a model for National Cancer Institute is proposed to the Ministry of Health. Project team reports the results to the Ministry of Health for every part of the project.