World Cancer Declaration Ambassadors
The Ambassadors Programme aims to recruit global individuals able to help UICC deliver the World Cancer Declaration targets and make a significant difference over the next 10 years.
Whether it’s global business executives who want to make an impact beyond delivering success for their own organisation, well connected individuals who are “one call away” from key decision makers in many important organisations, nomads who have the ability to place themselves as a “man or woman interested in a global issue rather than, or in addition to, a role which they play nationally”, all Ambassadors are individuals from around the world who are determined to make a difference globally, believe strongly in the targets of the World Cancer Declaration and are ready to offer UICC – and its member organisations – their support and assistance on a voluntary basis.
The primary goal of the Ambassadors in 2011 is to support the “Together we are Stronger” fundraising campaign which will allow UICC to advance its priority programmes, and seek funding opportunities either directly or through introductions to potential donors and champions. World Cancer Day, GAPRI and the NCD Alliance are examples of the current focus of activities in the areas of advocacy, convening and programmes -which will benefit from the funds raised.
Ambassadors also assist UICC in raising the profile of cancer control to help inspire governments and other stakeholders around the world to put cancer prevention, treatment and care at the top of the global health agenda.
"There is no doubt that the World Cancer Declaration is our greatest opportunity to bring NCD’s to the top of the Global Health Agenda at the UN Summit in September and I am optimistic that this Programme will finally move the discussions on cancer outside of the cancer community to centre stage on the global agenda. We cannot change the cancer of our future without committing to it in our present.
It is time to press our governments and policy-makers for a commitment to reduce the cancer burden. I believe that we each have a responsibility to this end; whether as individuals, corporations, or organisations.
Let us each make a commitment within our community to raise awareness, to push for necessary control measures and to combat this disease in whatever capacity we can. I am committed to making a real difference in the cancer burden, both in my country and in my region.”
HRH Princess Dina Mired.
