Moving As One: Cancer Prevention and Control, to Save Lives
The Department of Health’s Center for Excellence for Public and Private Partnerships in Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Philippine General Hospital, Public-Private Partnership Center in the Philippines, Chevron Geothermal Philippines Holdings, Inc., and the Cancer Institute Foundation for Cancer Prevention Center with the support of the Union for International Cancer Control, JHPIEGO – an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, and the Philippine Cancer Society, joined the international community in celebrating World Cancer Day through Moving As One, A Global Call to Action: Preventing Cancer to Save Lives last February 3, 2012 at the Diamond Hotel - Manila.
Two hundred forty-eight Filipino and international experts in the prevention, early detection and treatment of malignant diseases came together with leaders from several government agencies and non-government organizations to develop important networks and share their best practices crucial to the ongoing fight against cancer.
The global burden of cancer, Philippine government’s thrust in cancer care and control and the UICC’s 11 key targets by 2020 were the highlights of the event. Four panel sessions followed focusing on the roles of government, non-government organizations, healthcare workers and patient groups in cancer care and control, covering the broad and general spectrum of control programme as well as the specific issues related to cancer.
During the event, the participants signed the World Cancer Declaration and together they are led to a pledge of commitment to move as one in the global fight against cancer.