Child in a hospital in Sudan looks into the camera. Photo by Richard Juilliert.

Civil wars, tribal conflicts and lack of public funding have depleted Sudan’s health resources as cancer organisations face monumental challenges to provide care.
Screening has started as part of the SUCCESS project in the Ivory Coast

Cervical cancer is still one of the most common cancers worldwide. Many women – especially in low-income countries – die from cervical cancer, which is both preventable and treatable. 
Carmen Auste, CEO of the Cancer Warriors Foundation (left), Christine Mugo-Sitati, Executive Director of KENCO (centre) and Tsetsegsaikhan Batmunkh, Advisor to the Minister of Health of Mongolia and Director of the Medicines and Medical Devices Regulatory Agency (right)

In June, three women leading UICC member organisations were nominated by their governments to high-profile positions, increasing their influence on national cancer policy.
Miembros de Cancer Warriors Mexico celebrando la firma, de la mano de decenas de ONG's, de una carta pidiendo a los políticos comprometerse a incluir la atención a pacientes de cáncer es sus campañas.

Cada día estoy más convencido de que el derecho, las políticas públicas y la propia política pueden utilizarse como medios eficaces para abordar el control del cáncer.
Doctor in Yemen posing with a child living with cancer in front of a billboard for aid distribution by the Global Relief Fund (GRT)

UICC continues its series on delivering cancer care in zones of unrest by looking at how the National Cancer Control Foundation in Yemen is trying to limit the impact of six years of war on cancer services and resources.
Members of Cancer Warriors Mexico celebrating the signature by dozens of NGOs of a letter asking politicians to commit to including the attention of cancer patients in their campaign

Kenji Lopez, President of Cancer Warriors Mexico and member of the UICC Board of Directors, writes about his latest campaign that made cancer control a centerpiece of the country's recent elections.
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