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As the coronavirus spread from Asia to Western Europe and North America, healthcare institutions in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, and Latin America prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic. Interprofessional task forces were established to coordinate institutions' responses, inventory supplies of personal protective equipment, educate staff and patients, develop procedures for triaging patients and prioritizing care, and provide support to nurses to mitigate their stress. Despite challenges, nurses continued to deliver quality care to patients with cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As countries scale up to meet the demand for cancer services, some ministries of health have turned to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and high-income country academic medical centers, cancer centers, and medical and nursing schools to provide volunteers to teach students, work with faculty, develop and deliver continuing education programs, and provide clinical teaching and mentoring in hospitals and clinics. Some NGOs also provide volunteers to deliver direct patient care to people with cancer. This article provides an overview of the healthcare challenges in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) likely to be encountered by oncology volunteers and insights about how to be a successful global health volunteer. Perspectives are offered from oncology nurses from high-income countries who have volunteered globally and LMIC healthcare providers who have served as hosts for global volunteers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A national cancer control plan (NCCP) is a strategic plan that aims to reduce cancer incidence and mortality and improve quality of life by using evidencebased interventions to maximize a country's healthcare resources. NCCPs are essential tools in the global effort to manage the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases. Oncology nurses must understand and participate in the process of NCCP development and implementation to ensure that proposed interventions are acceptable to the target population and that training needs of the healthcare workforce are appropriately addressed, and to effectively deliver interventions from teaching cancer prevention behaviors to administering end-of-life care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]