Pioneering global cancer care through the Strategic collaboration of the upper and middle income Countries (UMICs) and low and middle countries (LMICS) advancing cost-effective and selective cancer therapies on the example of cooperation of Georgia and In

Abstract

As is known, one of the main goals of the government and civil society of all civilized countries is to protect the life and health of the population. This aspiration is clearly reflected in the Constitution of Georgia, the National Security Concept of Georgia (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, 2024), and the National Strategy for Reducing Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Threats for 2021–2030 (On Approval of the National Strategy for Reducing Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Threats for 2021–2030). Malignant tumors are the second leading cause of death in humans after cardiovascular diseases. For some time, it was believed that in both developed and developing countries, as a result of medical advances and improvements in living standards, as well as the successful fight against smoking and other “unhealthy habits”, the risk of cancer and other non-communicable diseases and the threat they pose to human life and health would rapidly decrease. Indeed, in developed countries, in the last decade, there has been a “saturation” of mortality from many types of cancer. However, the constant uncontrolled growth and aging of the population, as well as environmental pollution and irreversible degradation, are leading to a further increase in cancer incidence and mortality . Alarming expectations are also caused by the consequences of nuclear weapons testing, incidents at nuclear power plants, new significant threats (for example, Russian missile strikes on the Chernobyl nuclear power plant sarcophagus and the real danger of explosion of the Zaporozhye and other Ukrainian nuclear power plants in the Russian occupation zone in Ukraine).