Community Navigator (Likas, Sabah)

TThe Community Outreach Research Unit collaboratively develops intervention programmes to promote early detection and improve access to breast cancer care for women seeking treatment at Ministry of Health hospitals. The Community unit together with other research units in CRMY intends to close the gap in cancer care and our current focus is on breast cancer. The reality today is that who you are and where you live could mean the difference in cancer survival. It isn’t fair. But we can change this by developing the i) most effective healthcare system changes for improving survival and ii) innovative and cost-effective tools for enabling early detection of cancer in B40 communities.

SCOPE / PURPOSE OF JOB

The community navigator promotes timely diagnosis and treatment and aims to ensure seamless, coordinated care and services. The community navigator helps patients and their families access the health care delivery system through support, education, communication,...