Our Response

Global Initiative for Cancer Registry Development (GICR)

 About GICR

 Global Initiative for Cancer Registry Development (GICR) is a multi-partner response to the disparity in robust cancer statistics across the globe, led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

The initiative is designed to:

  • Empower countries to produce reliable and high-quality information on the burden of cancer 

  • Improve the breadth and quality of local data through a population-based registry approach 

  • Strengthen health information systems 

  • Facilitate planning of prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment and care of cancer 

Now is the time to act

In September 2011, at the UN High-level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), United Nations Member States committed to the strengthening of health information systems through population-based cancer registries (PBCRs), to guarantee timely interventions for the entire population. GICR will use this momentum to advocate for focused action at country level, in alignment with the World Cancer Declaration targets.