31 Jul 2023
At the beginning of 2020, WHO's Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO) announced the eleventh call for research proposals under the grant for Research in Priority Areas of Public Health 2020–2021. The aim of the grant was to promote health research as a tool for national de...
31 Jul 2023
31 Jul 2023
As part of the 2021 Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) urged improved diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancer, one of the leading causes of death in children and adolescents in the Americas. To provide an overview of the childhood...
31 Jul 2023
08 May 2023
On December 13, 2021, the World Health Organization and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital announced plans to establish a platform that will dramatically increase access to childhood cancer medicines around the world. The Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines, the...
08 May 2023
08 May 2023
Bringing together the strengths of St. Jude and WHO to expand services, capacities and partnerships for tackling childhood cancer, this collaboration provides a platform to support in-country implementation efforts for childhood cancer control. The effort combines St. Jude expert...
08 May 2023
11 Apr 2023
Nearly every family globally is affected by cancer, either directly – 1 in 5 people are diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime – or as caregivers or family-members. Recent studies have shown that nearly half of people diagnosed with cancer experience anxiety and loss of faith and may be...
11 Apr 2023
11 Apr 2023
Each year more than 400,000 children are diagnosed with cancer globally. The vast majority of these children with cancer live in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), where they face unacceptable inequities in early detection, diagnosis, and access to quality treatment and palliative care. ...
11 Apr 2023
10 Apr 2022
This publication is on "The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the future incidence of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in children: Projections for Germany under a COVID-19 related scenario" To read, please click here.
10 Apr 2022
16 Feb 2022
To celebrate International Childhood Cancer Day 2022, PAHO shares the story of Mariela, the Bolivian girl nicknamed "the brave girl from Beni", for her decision and courage to face muscle cancer (rhabdomyosarcoma) when she was only 11 years old. Find more information on the advocac...
16 Feb 2022
16 Feb 2022
In celebration of the International Childhood Cancer Day 2022, PAHO released a set of advocacy videos to share the stories and experiences of individuals impacted by cancer. This story shows the fight against eye cancer.
16 Feb 2022
16 Feb 2022
On February 15, 2022, in celebration of the Interantional Childhood Cancer Day, the WHO regional office of Europe launched a report on Childhood Cancer Inequalties in the WHO European Region. In producing this report, the EURO office benefited from the expertise of leading scientists and cl...
16 Feb 2022
09 Feb 2022
Inequalities in childhood cancer care exist across and within individual countries in Europe. The WHO Euro-regional office will launch in commemoration of International Childhood Cancer Day, an advocacy report, raising awareness about the need to address these in...
09 Feb 2022
21 Jan 2022
Every day more than 1000 children are diagnosed with cancer. This represents a life-changing journey for families all over the world. Childhood cancer is curable for the vast majority of children when essential diagnostic, therapeutic and supportive care services are accessible. However, pr...
21 Jan 2022
