Thinking Pink Breast Cancer Foundation is one of the only acting organisations in Sierra Leone working on raising awareness about breast cancer and bringing treatment to all Sierra Leoneans. Here, CEO Ms Pratt with former UICC presdient, Princess Dina Mired.

In a country with extremely low resources, Thinking Pink Breast Cancer Foundation has made incredible strides and is now working to address the halt in treatments and funding due to COVID-19. Blog by its founder, Mrs Cremelda Parkinson Pratt.
UICC is increasing its focus on patient engagement through opportunities both at the regional and global levels

UICC is increasing its focus on patient engagement with opportunities for members now consolidated both at the regional and global levels through the 2020 Master course on Patient Engagement and the expansion of the Patient Group Mentoring programme.

Cervical Cancer Elimination series - A need for and driver of health...

Date and time
27 January
Location

Virtual event - online | recorded in
1202 Geneva
Switzerland

Organiser(s):
Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
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Held following the 18-24 January cervical cancer awareness week marked by many organisations around the globe, and in the run-up to World Cancer Day on 4th February, this Virtual Dialogue provided a dedicated spotlight on cervical cancer elimination.
On International Universal Health Coverage Day 2020, with the world still gripped by the COVID-19 pandemic, calls from the global community to realise the promise of UHC are more urgent and necessary than ever

On International UHC Day 2020, Tarishi Desai at the McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer, writes about how law can help address deep and longstanding inequities in the social determinants of health that the coronavirus pandemic has revealed.
The weekly number of breast cancer diagnoses are estimated to have fallen more than 50% during the pandemic. Image from the National Cancer Institute.

Head of Global Oncology Advocacy and Professional Relations at Daiichi Sankyo, Gissoo DeCotiis, discusses how COVID-19 has highlighted ongoing global disparities in breast cancer care and the continued need for action.

World Cancer Day 2021

Date and time
04 February
Location

31-33 Av. Giuseppe-Motta
1202 Geneva
Switzerland

Organiser(s):
Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
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World Cancer Day aims to save millions of preventable deaths each year by raising awareness and education about cancer, and pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action against the disease.
Mrs Rima Fakih, Ambassador for the Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon, helped launch the Global Aid to Lebanon campaign following the explosion in August to ensure that children continue receiving treatment

Donations to the Global Aid to Lebanon have covered essential medications for 60 patients as well as bone marrow transplants for 15 children thanks to the generosity of Fundación Aladina. 
Smart investment in cancer care saves lives and is a net socio-economic benefit. Image from the Istanbul Oncology Institute, Turkey. © UICC 2015

In this third and final Virtual Dialogue dedicated to cancer care during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond, a panel of experts made the case for cost-efficient investment in healthcare and cancer control.
Dr Tabaré Vázquez, former President of Uruguay and Prof Sanchia Aranda, former President of UICC

UICC is saddened to learn of the passing of Dr Tabaré Vázquez, the former President of Uruguay and recipient of UICC’s 2019 award for Outstanding Contribution to Cancer Control.
Together, all of our actions matter. On World Cancer Day, 4th February 2021, who are you and what will you do?

World Cancer Day is just over two months away, but a host of activities are already underway and several actions can already be taken to support the last year of the “I Am and I Will” campaign.
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