Agenda - 2017 WCLS ‘Cities driving change’

UICC regularly reviews its capacity building programmes to ensure UICC programmes are not only contemporary but also targeted to meet the emerging needs of cancer control organisations and contribute to the development of cancer control at a country level.

Palacio de Mineria
Calle de Tacuba 5, Centro Histórico, Centro, Mexico City


Simultaneous translation English/Spanish; Spanish/English

10:00 – 10:10   Welcome & outline of the day by Master of Ceremony, Mrs Paola Rojas, TV Host & Presenter, Televisa,
                           Mexico

10:10 – 10:15   Welcome Address by Prof. Sanchia Aranda, President, UICC, Australia

10:15 – 10:35   WHO Opening Address ’The Global Challenges faced in Addressing Cancer and other NCDs’

10:40 – 11:00   Mexican Government Opening Address

11:00 – 11:30   Coffee Break – Press conference

11:30 – 11:50   Keynote Address ’The power of cities to improve the health of society’

11:50 – 12:40   High Profile Interviews moderated by Dr Rachel Nugent, Vice President NCDs, TRI International, USA

  • Learning from the success of C40 Cities​
    Mr Seth Schultz, Director of Research, Measurement & Planning, C40, UK
    Mr Mr Miguel Angel Mancera Espinosa, Mayor of Mexico City, Mexico
     
  • The impact of investing in the health of cities
    President Tabaré Vazquez, Head of State, Uruguay
     
  • Discussion Panel – Interactive session with the audience

13:15 – 14:30    Lunch

14:35 – 15:20    Health Ministers’ Panel ‘Challenges of prioritizing cancer treatment & care on national health
                            agendas’;
moderated by Ms Shiulie Ghosh, journalist and broadcaster, TRT, UK

  • Ms. Belén Garijo, CEO Healthcare & Member of the Executive Board, Merck Group, Germany

15:20 – 15:50    Guided roundtable discussions with participants; moderated by Mrs Shiulie Ghosh, 

15:50 – 16:15    Coffee break

16:20 – 17:00    City Leaders’ Panel ‘Implementing Cancer Control in Urban Environment’; moderated by
                            Mrs Vanessa Candeias, Head of Health Promotion and Disease, Global Health and Healthcare,       
                            World Economic Forum, Switzerland

  • Dr. Maria Cristina Lesmes, Secretary of Health Valle del Cauca, Department of Valle de Cauca, Colombia
  • Dr. Eva Lezcano Chief, Department of Oncology, Hospital Central, Instituto de Previsión Social, Paraguay
  • Prof. Yin Yin Htun, President, Shwe Yaung Hnin Si Cancer Foundation, Myanmar

17:00 – 17:30    Guided roundtable discussions with participants

17:30 – 17:45    Keynote Address

  • Dr Jose Narro Robles, Secretary of Health, Mexico

17:45 – 18:00    Call to Action by Prof. Sanchia Aranda, President, UICC, Australia

18:00 – 19:00    Closing reception and announcement of C3 Prize winner

 

 

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Thursday 12 January 2023

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