Healthcare fragmentation is a main cause for delay in cancer diagnosis and treatment, contributing to high and steadily increasing mortality rates in Latin America(LA), particularly among disadvantaged populations. Building on Equity-LA I (GA223123) and II (GA305197), this research focuses on integrated care interventions, which have proven effective at improving early diagnosis of cancer, mostly in HIC, and are also promoted by national cancer plans in LA, but limitedly implemented or evaluated. The objective is to evaluate the contextual effectiveness of scaling-up a multicomponent integrated care intervention to improve early diagnosis of frequent cancers in healthcare networks of Chile, Colombia and Ecuador. Method: This participatory, interdisciplinary and mix-methods implementation research is two-pronged: a) a quasi-experimental design (controlled before and after) with an intervention and a control healthcare network; b) a case study design. Focussing on the most vulnerable socioeconomic population, it develops in four phases: 1) analysis of delays, related factors and contextual barriers to early diagnosis (base-line); 2) adaptation and scaling-up of the intervention (PC training, fast-track referral pathway and patient information, adapting available ICT tools) in real life; 3) intra-country evaluation of intervention; 4) cross-country analysis. ICT tools will be also adopted in research activities as needed in a Covid-19 on-going or post- pandemic context. Relevance: EquityCancer-LA contributes to H2020 call objectives advancing cancer control policies by generating: 1) robust evidence on contextual effectiveness and costs-effectiveness of an affordable, tailored intervention to reduce diagnostic delays; and a validated strategy for its large-scale implementation in LA and LMICs; 2) novel data on delays and key barriers and facilitators to early diagnosis and inequalities in access; 3) e-tools to improve clinical practice and research on early diagnosis.

The OPT-IN project has the overall objective of developing a transnational and intercultural culture in the countries of the Andean Community (CAN) to strengthen policy integration between the Andean countries and between Europe and CAN with enphasis on peace and nature defence.This objective will be accomplished by means of an innovative academic program in social, political and legal sciences in Latin American Universities partners.Therefore, the project has the following objectives:- Build a professional profile of transnational and intercultural operator (OPT-IN) with comparative, multidisciplinary and cross-cultural skills that still does not exist in LLM Latin American programs.- Activate an innovative Master, with a new teaching methodology and the study of subjects not included organically in the currently instituted Masters. This new proposal aims to enrich the LLM proposals and positively impact on career opportunities for students within the context of Latin American integration and international EU-CAN relations.The main results of the project are:- Awareness by the student, academic and stakeholders communities on the importance of the inclusion of a postgraduate program, specifically oriented to the profile OPT-IN- knowledge of comparative legal methodology and new subjects (Comparative Law, EU law, transnational law, among others) by the trainees- 3 training Schools in Europe organized and 12 professors trained- Various teaching materials published- 2 pilots courses organized and at least 20 students each trained- Master OPT-IN included in university LLM courses and accredited by the Ministry- The establishment of research groups on the topics of the Master- The implementation of a data base for teaching and researching in the subjects of the Master- The creation of a Network of interest in the OPT-IN project (READY TO OPT-IN) - Two events organized to promote the project, the first to create the network, the second to launch the Master