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UICC Ambassador HRH Princess Dina Mired and UICC CEO are invited to speak at Civil Society Hearing for NCDs

Cary Adams, UICC CEO, and HRH Princess Dina Mired, Director General of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation, and UICC Ambassador, have been invited to speak at the Civil Society Hearing for the UN Summit on Non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

The Civil Society Hearing, a key milestone in the lead up to the UN Summit on NCDs will bring together representatives from non-governmental organisations, the private sector and academia on 16 June in New York to discuss the rising incidence and impact of NCDs, policies for prevention and control of NCDs, and opportunities for international cooperation.  The Hearing will be webcast to allow those who are unable to attend the opportunity to view the proceedings:

http://www.unmultimedia.org/tv/webcast/index.html

Princess Dina has led the King Hussein Cancer Foundation (KHCF) in Jordan as Director General since 2003. KHCF has succeeded in enlisting every segment of society in the fight against cancer and is now the largest source of non-profit funds dedicated to the fight against cancer in Jordan. Princess Dina has also restructured and expanded KHCF's Healthcare Programme for cancer coverage, making it the only non-profit cancer coverage programme in Jordan that also offers early detection services.

As a leading advocate for early detection and screening of breast cancer for women in Jordan, Princess Dina is the Honorary Chairperson of the Jordan Breast Cancer Programme. She is also the Honorary Chairperson for the Jordan Palliative Care Society. Princess Dina is an Honorary Co-President of the Harvard University Global Task Force for Expanded Access to Cancer Control and Care in the Developing World. She is on UICC’s Presidential Advisory Panel and is an Ambassador of the UICC World Cancer Declaration Ambassadors Programme.  Princess Dina has been invited to speak during the opening session of the event.

UICC CEO, Cary Adams, who will provide an input during the roundtable session on National and Local Solutions said: “I am confident that Princess Dina, a highly committed, active and experienced advocate for cancer, will deliver a powerful message in support of cancer and the other NCDs at the Civil Society Hearing.”

For more information about the Civil Society Hearing:

http://www.who.int/nmh/events/2011/informal_hearing/en/index.html

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