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Institutional development · Sustainability and civic impact · Mexico

UNAM and federal and local health institutions put Breast Health Megacentre into service

A Breast Health Megacentre under the charge of UNAM, Mexico's National Autonomous University, together with federal and local health institutions, is now operating, Gaceta UNAM reported.

Photo: Daniel Case / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Why it matters: UNAM now shares responsibility with federal and local health institutions for running an operating breast health megacentre.

Gaceta UNAM reported that a Breast Health Megacentre run by UNAM together with federal and local health institutions has entered service.

Gustavo Olaiz Fernández said the disease in question is the leading cause of death from tumours among Mexican women, according to Gaceta UNAM.

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Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor

UNAM and its federal and local health partners are now jointly in charge of running the Breast Health Megacentre, which has entered service.

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