26 Oct 2020
Significant disparities in cancer care(link is external) exist for Indigenous Peoples across the world, requiring targeted and tailored outreach to overcome the myriad challenges to closing the equity gap. Read more here.
26 Oct 2020
26 Oct 2020
September marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a moment to reflect on the particular challenges facing children who have cancer and their parents and recall the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer launched by WHO in 2018.
26 Oct 2020
23 Jun 2020
According to World Health Organization, People living with or affected by major non-communicable diseases (NCD) and conditions: such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, hypertension and diabetes, appear to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with the COVID-19. Several risk factors attributable to NCDs also make people vulnerable to the virus, and obesity-related condit...
23 Jun 2020
30 Apr 2020
UHC means that all individuals and communities receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship. It includes the full spectrum of essential, quality health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care. UHC must include key measures to address the growing burden of cancer, which is the second leading cause of global morta...
30 Apr 2020
30 Apr 2020
2019 World Cancer Leaders' Summit – session with: – Ren Minghui, Assistant Director General, UHC, Communicable Diseases and Non-Communicable Diseases of World Health Organization – Elisabete Weiderpass, Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) – May Abdel-Wahab, Director, Division of Human Health, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Including video messa...
30 Apr 2020
30 Apr 2020
Thanks to its inspiring membership, UICC has been able to gather stories on how member organisations have been responding to the coronavirus pandemic around the globe.
30 Apr 2020
23 Mar 2020
Research based on data from China(link is external) shows that cancer is among one of the more serious comorbidities that increase risks with respect to COVID-19, or coronavirus. Read more here.
23 Mar 2020
17 Mar 2020
C/Can launches 'The City of Tomorrow', a new global campaign to inspire cities in low- and middle-income countries to join C/Can in tackling the world’s growing cancer burden. Ahead of October’s Call for Applications inviting cities to join C/Can’s global network, a new interactive website provides a suite of resources and a checklist to help cities to assess and build their readiness to tak...
17 Mar 2020
12 Mar 2020
Each year, over 300,000 children and adolescents aged between 0-19 years old are diagnosed with cancer. Despite many childhood cancers being treatable, over 80,000 children die each year with the majority of these deaths occurring in low-and-middle-income countries. Childhood cancer survival rates are currently estimated at 80% in high-income countries but drop significantly low to a...
12 Mar 2020
01 Oct 2019
New York, 25 September 2019 - In the margins of the 74th United Nations General Assembly, the World Health Organization, together with the Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the UN, organized a high level discussion on : “Political leadership and accountability on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health: Enabling healthier lives and wellbeing”, shedding light on the need...
01 Oct 2019
27 May 2019
21 May 2019 | Geneva, Switzerland - Discussions kicked off in earnest today, with Member States examining the WHO’s budget for 2020-2021 as well as the new framework Dr Tedros Adhanom, Director General of the World Health Organization has proposed to analyse how effectively WHO and Member States are meeting their goals. While the proposed budget includes a 5% increase in funding for NCDs (N...
27 May 2019
