 A Regional Meeting of Cancer Registries and Cancer Program Managers, Hosted by PAHO and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the Ministry of Health of Brazil, National Cancer Institute (Instituto Nacional de Câncer / INCA)
(Brasilia, Brazil, 13–14 October 2009)
Purpose: To review progress, identify challenges and opportunities for improving information on cancer in the Region and to plan future collaborative activities.
Objectives
- To learn about advances in PAHO-IARC agreement for collaboration and joint mid-term plan.
- To discuss progress to date, challenges and opportunities for implementing the PAHO-IARC collaboration and mid-term plan.
- To showcase available tools and resources to can support countries in their cancer registration and using information for cancer programs.
- To disseminate best practice and results of successful experiences on cancer registration across the Americas.
- To foster the current PAHO-IARC partnership and seek potential stakeholders in support of cancer register activities on the national, subregional and Regional levels.
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