Global Task Force on Cancer Care & Control in Developing Countries

Gore calls for a Magna Carta to preserve net neutrality.

Al Gore: Snowden Revealed Crimes 'Way More Serious' Than Any He Committed Former Vice President Al Gore, who on Tuesday said Edward Snowden performed "an important service." (Photo: Environmental Defence Canada/cc/flickr)Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Tuesday said that Edward Snowden's revelations showed the NSA's "threat to democracy" and revealed violations by th…

Did you know that EVERY YEAR between 30-50% of all cancer deaths in the world could be avoided through prevention, early detection and treatment? Did you know that almost two-thirds of the 7.6 million global deaths from cancer occur in low and middle income countries; and that by 2030, 60-70% of the estimated 21.4 million new cancer cases per year are predicted to occur in developing regions –concentrated among the poor? Much more can and should be done to close the cancer divide between poor and rich countries and populations.

Show your support and sign the UICC Declaration against Cancer here: http://hsph.harvard.edu/worldcancerdeclaration

Watch the incredible student-made video for World Cancer Day here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnfcqC-hA6U

Learn more about the Union for International Cancer Control World Cancer Day here; and join us for one of the events below:

The Quest for Universal Health Coverage: The challenge of cancer and lessons from Mexico's Seguro Popular. A discussion for World Cancer Day.
Tuesday, February 4th, 4:00-5:00pm, Allison dining room, 5th floor, Taubman Building, Harvard Kennedy School
Join us for a panel discussion with President Felipe Calderon, President of Mexico (2006 - 2012); Dean Julio Frenk, Harvard School of Public Health; Dr. Felicia Knaul, Director of the Secretariat, Global Task Force on Expanded Access to Cancer Care and Control; and Dr. Alfonso Petersen, Technical Secretary for the National Health Council, Mexico. In 2003, Mexico launched comprehensive health reform with the introduction of Seguro Popular. This panel will examine the real and potential effects of this landmark reform on the treatment of cancer in Mexico. For more information, see here.

Feb. 8 Global Oncology (GO!) Symposium marks World Cancer Day
The Global Oncology (GO!) Initiative is marking the week of World Cancer Day with an all-day Symposium to be held on Saturday, Feb. 8, in Boston -- "Global Cancer Care–Challenges and Opportunities." The Symposium aims to educate attendees about the challenges of providing cancer care in low- and middle-income countries, and also about opportunities to overcome the lack of resources and political will that fuel the global cancer divide. The Symposium features keynotes by Dr. Edward Trimble, Professor Rifat Atun, and Dr. Paul Farmer. Find a full description of the event and schedule here.

Our sincerest thanks and we hope to see you at one of the events!

NY TImes article on the Cancer Divide highlights the disparities in our own backyard.

Tackling a Racial Gap in Breast Cancer Survival Decades of awareness campaigns and advances in treatment have improved survival rates for women with breast cancer in the United States, but the majority of those gains have bypassed black women.

HGEI is very excited to have Dr. Paul Farmer join us today for the special launch of our new Seminar Series.

The Harvard Global Equity Initiative, together with Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, and the Mahindra Humanities Center, is pleased to present an innovative Seminar Series entitled ‘Living and Learning: From Personal Experience to Global Health.’ This monthly series presents highly acclaimed professionals who courageously speak about their personal health challenges and how these have informed their work and influenced their perspective. Each month, an invited speaker or member of the Faculty will speak on their experience having lived through, currently living with, or caring for a loved one suffering through a non-communicable or chronic disease. Firsthand discussion of real life examples makes them “come alive” for students and colleagues, which aids in understanding the interconnection between the personal and the professional and in examining how personal experience shapes the work of health professionals, guiding them to incorporate introspectiveness in analysis.

Where: HSPH, G-13
When: 4:30-6:30 pm, reception following — at Harvard School of Public Health.

Every year, tens of millions of people—including 5.5 million terminal cancer patients and 1 million end-stage HIV/AIDS patients—suffer needlessly in moderate to severe pain. Help end this injustice and alleviate suffering worldwide. Sign the Prague Charter to recognize palliative care as a human right.

The Prague Charter: Relieving suffering A right for palliative care Access to palliative care is a legal obligation, as acknowledged by United Nations conventions, and has been advocated as a human right by international associations, based on the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. In cases where patie...

Is Financial Protection for Cancer Enough? | Translational Global Health Saying that cancer is an expensive disease is an understatement, particularly in such low and middle income countries (LMICs) as India. According to estimates from 2004, one inpatient admission for cancer in India can cost 40-50% and 80-90% of annual per capita income in public and private hospitals...

Rifat Atun: looking at the bigger picture ()
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Help fight cervical cancer in the Caribbean! Visit this page and view the petition!

Healthy Caribbean Coalition The Healthy Caribbean Coalition is pursuing a strategy to increase awareness of Chronic Diseases in the Caribbean and what can be done to tackle them.

Exciting events this week in Seattle featuring GTF.CCC Secretariat Co-Directors Felicia M. Knaul, Julie Gralow, and many more!

Global Cancer Care Events This Week at SCCA Two events this week will cover global challenges to cancer care and the need for expanded access to care in low-and middle-income countries. Speakers at both events – a book launch tomorrow, June ...

Geneticists push for global data-sharing : News & Comment will be part of the http://ow.ly/lKgXl

Geneticists push for global data-sharing International organization aims to promote exchange and linking of DNA sequences and clinical information.

Felicia M. Knaul, our Secretariat Co-Chair, with Yuvraj Singh, indian cricketer and lung cancer survivor. Both of them fighting to close the cancer divide.

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