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Putting cancer and NCDs on the global agenda 2011 - 2012

Key meetings and events related to the UN Summit on Non-communicable diseases and follow-up of the Summit outcomes.

May 2012

World Health Assembly (WHA)
16th-24th May 2012, Geneva
http://who.int

WHA Side events organized by UICC, NCDA and partners:
Monday 21 May:  Partnerships for NCDs
    5.30pm, NCD Alliance event with ACS and Preventive Health Partnership, Intercontinental
    8.00pm, Dinner for Partners, Supporters, and Special Guests with LIVESTRONG, Intercontinental
    (invitation only due to limitation on numbers)

Tuesday 22 May:  NCD surveillance: the foundation of a global framework
    5.30pm, NCD Alliance event with IARC, Palais, room tbc

Wednesday 23 May: Palliative Care in Low and Middle Income Countries - Success Stories
    12.30pm, Palais, Room XXIII, Hosted by Mission to Kenya, Human Rights Watch, UICC and other partners  

June 2012

ASCO Annual Meeting
1st-5th June, Chicago
http://chicago2012.asco.org/

United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
20th-22nd June, Rio
http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/index.html

For more information please contact: advocacy@uicc.org