The AUB GRADE center has supported the Tunisian “Instance Nationale de
l’Evaluation et de l’Accrediation en Santé” (INEAS) with the adolopment of the European
Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC) Screening Guidelines for the
Tunisian context. Dr. Elie Akl and Ms. Lara Kahale acted as the methodological
co-chairs during the guideline meeting that was held in Tunis on the 20th
and 21st of December 2018. Twelve experts including medical and
surgical oncologists, gynecologists, family medicine, radiologists, and
governmental representatives actively participated in the guideline meeting and
drafted six recommendations. The guideline project was a collaborative effort
between INEAS and the Tunisian Ministry of Health. It was supported by the European
Commission Initiative and funded by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.