Women waiting in front of hospital

TogetHER's Cervical Cancer Grants Program provides small, highly-targeted grants that address barriers and strengthen the adoption of cervical cancer primary and secondary prevention technologies. The Program generates evidence and lessons that address market barriers and speed wider product access and uptake.

This is a short interview by Julie Torode, Director of Special Projects, UICC with Leanne Riley – Coordinator of Noncommunicable Disease Surveillance at the World Health Organization and Mona Saraiya – Medical epidemiologist in the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Thank you for joining us Leanne and Mona.

On International HPV Awareness Day, Professor Karen Canfell, Director of Cancer Research at Cancer Council NSW, shares her views on the opportunities to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem.

Group picture of poster session at the 2018 World Cancer Congress

Cancer organisations can now apply for SPARC grants and propose new projects addressing the needs of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients in their country. 10 grants will be awarded in 2019 in the area of information and support to patients, raising awareness and influencing national policies for better care of MBC patients.

Paul Ebusu, Executive Director of Uganda Cancer Society, reflects on how World Cancer Day served as a platform to urge a response to the increasing cancer burden in Uganda.

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From Fellowships to the CEO programme, UICC Capacity Building's team is excited to announce a number of new opportunities for membership engagement in the coming weeks and months.

World Cancer Day - Daiichi-Sankyo

Global pharmaceutical company Daiichi-Sankyo's multi-year partnership spans the new 2019-2021 'I Am and I Will' campaign to help drive impact and action. 

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