Doctor with face mask

Lisa Stevens and Geraldine Arias de Goebl at the International Atomic Energy Agency explain the importance of strategic planning in prioritising resources for cancer care to reduce incidence and mortality. 
Doctor speaking to a mother holding a baby wearing masks

UICC looks forward to recognising outstanding achievements, creativity and innovation across the UICC membership at a ceremony that will take place during the UICC General Assembly in October.
Patient with a bottle of medicines

Closing the widening access gap to cancer care requires willing collaboration and a collective effort by organisations from across sectors pulling together towards a common ambition.
Man and women hugging before a line of Ukrainian refugees

UICC has disbursed the first grants from the Solidarity Fund for Ukraine, which was set up in March, and speaks with one of the grantees, Medical Laboratory CSD in Kyiv.

Cancer: Is this a war we might just win?

Date and time
14 July
Location

National Office 26 Oluwunmi Crescent Kado Estate
Abuja
Nigeria

Organiser(s):
Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS),
East African Health Platform (EAHP)
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The webinar features UICC Board Member H.E Dr (Mrs) Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu as the key note speaker as well as other panelists from across the African region who will talk about a variety of aspects of cancer such as palliative care, financing, diagnosis, treatment ,PPP and UHC.
Healthcare worker looking at a sample at the pathology department at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Kenya

UICC Board Member Dr Miriam Mutebi comments on a recent Lancet Oncology Commission report, to which she contributed, and offers responses to the rising cancer incidence and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa.
Person holding a blister pack of medicine

There is an urgent need for a global framework to address antimicrobial resistance, which has become a leading cause of death worldwide and poses a serious life threat to people living with cancer.
Three doctors at the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre operating on a patient

Dr Sultan of SKMCH&RC talks about the situation with respect to Afghans seeking cancer care in Pakistan and the need for more qualified staff and relevant policies.
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