Cary Adams, CEO of UICC and Bjorn Albrecht, Mckinsey’s Partner and Head of the McKinsey Cancer Center, shaking hands at the 11th Annual McKinsey Cancer Congress Series Symposium at ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago. McKinsey & Company (McKinsey) and the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in support of UICC’s flagship leadership development initiative, the CEO Programme.

4 June 2019 | The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with McKinsey & Company (McKinsey) to foster future collaboration and strengthen leadership capacities of cancer organisations.

On the heel of the 72nd World Health Assembly, the World Cancer Day 2019 Governments in Action report has been published. 
Dr Cary Adams speaking at WHA72

23 May 2019 | Geneva, Switzerland – Universal Health Coverage will not be possible without reliable data on births, mortality, health service coverage and other elements. Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) co-hosted a well-attended side event on this topic at the 72nd World Health Assembly.
WHA72 – 23.05.2019

22 May 2019 | Geneva, Switzerland – WHO Member States agreed three resolutions on universal health coverage on the third day of the 72nd World Health Assembly. They focus on: primary healthcare, the role of community health workers, and the September UN General Assembly high-level meeting on UHC.

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 (Non-Communicable Diseases), it is not clear where and how this will be divided up across the new WHO structure.
Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief of the Lancet, speaking at the 72nd World Health Assembly

20 May 2019 | Geneva, Switzerland – Addressing inequities in health was front and center during the first day of the 72nd World Health Assembly with other key topics including Universal Health Coverage (UHC), access to medicines and the health and wellbeing of refugees and migrants.
WHA69 ©WHO Laurent Cipriani

This year’s World Health Assembly (WHA) has a packed agenda and will bring together delegates from around the world to discuss issues spanning the breath of global health. This article aims to provide UICC members with a digest of key agenda items and why they are relevant for the cancer community, alongside a snapshot of cancer-relevant side events taking place. 
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