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The Campaign
A campaign directly aligned with global advocacy
In 2008, UICC developed the World Cancer Declaration as a tool to help bring the growing cancer crisis to the attention of government leaders and health policymakers.
The 9 Declaration targets, designed to significantly reduce the global cancer burden by 2020, have served as the basis for UICC recommendations to the World Health Organization (WHO). The Declaration, with more than 500,000 signatories, has also been instrumental in generating political will for cancer control targets both at UN and grassroots levels.
The 9 Declaration targets provide the strategic direction for the World Cancer Day campaign.
Action for impact
"World Cancer Day is a powerful single event that extends its consequences throughout the whole year. The ‘ I Am and I Will ’ campaign has a strong message that empowers people, engaging them in an amazing level of commitment, raising collective awareness concerning cancer prevention."
"Singapore Cancer Society is a strong advocate of Minimising Cancer and Maximising Lives. World Cancer Day is an excellent platform that has given us the opportunity to raise greater awareness about the cause and further galvanise the community to come together in the collective fight against cancer."
Responds to the following Declaration Target(s):
Last update:
Thursday 23 May 2019
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