Implementation of Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean: Progress and challenges

Join us on Tuesday, 28 February, at 12.00 pm (EST)s to the webinar "Implementation of Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean: Progress and challenges" hosted by the Pan American Health Organization as the final activity to mark the International Childhood Cancer Day.

The webinar will discuss the advances and challenges during the implementation process of the Global Initiative on Childhood Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean. It will also present the experiences of countries in the region that will highlight the importance of counting with the participation and commitment of the leading national, regional and international key actors to improve survival rates in chilhdood cancer and alleviate the suffering of all children, girls, and adolescents with cancer.

The event will have simultaneous translation in Spanish and English.

Objectives

The objectives of the seminar are to:

Disseminate the joint work carried out by PAHO, SJCRH, CCI, Committees on Childhood Cancer Ministry of Health, COMISCA and ORAS during the current biennium.

Socialize as a form of joint learning the advances and challenges faced by the Dominican Republic, Colombia, and Mexico in the process of Implementation of the Global Initiative on Childhood Cancer.

Promote campaign material for early diagnosis of cancer in children and adolescents for Latin America.

How to participate

DATE: Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
TIME 12:00 pm- 1:45 pm (EST) [check the time correspondence in your area at the bottom of the page]
REGISTER: https://paho-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9hlmFc0vT5-2pRl5UnqD_g
- After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to join the webinar
LANGUAGE: The session will be in English and Spanish, with simultaneous translation to both languages.

Recording

Agenda

Access the presentations -in Spanish- by clicking on the title of each participation.

Moderator: Dr. Mauricio Maza, Cancer Prevention and Control Unit Advisor

12:00 pm – 12:15 pm - Welcome Remarks
- Anselm Hennis, Director, Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH), PAHO
12:15 pm – 12:30 pm - Annual Overview of GICC PAHO
- Dra. Liliana Vasquez, International Consultant of the Global Initiative against Childhood Cancer – PAHO NMH/NV -WDC
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm - Case Study: Partnerships to Facilitate Access to Essential Medicines for Childhood Cancer in Dominican Republic
- Dra. Wendy Gomez, Pediatric & Palliative Onco-Hematologist Pediatric Manager, INCART, HIRRC Oncology Coordinator, HIRRC Palliative Coordinator
12:45 pm – 1:00 pm - Case Study: Development and implementation of an Action Plan for Childhood Cancer in Colombia
- Dra. Andrea Pachón, Sub-directorate of Noncommunicable Diseases. Ministry of Health and Social Protection Colombia
1:00 pm – 1:15 pm- Case Study: Childhood Cancer Situational Analisis in Mexico: an analysis using hospital-based cancer registries.
- Dra. Iris Chantal Rodríguez, National Center for Child and Adolescent Health (CENSIA) Mexico
1:15 pm – 1:30 pm - PAHO/St.Judes/ITC Timely Diagnosis - Campaign Video
- Dra. Soad Fuentes-Alabi, International Consultant of the Global Initiative against Childhood Cancer – PAHO NMH/NV -WDC
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm - Closing Remarks
- Silvana Luciani, Head of Unit, Noncommunicable Diseases, Violence and Injury Prevention Unit (NMH/NV), PAHO

Time correspondence

9:00 am.– Los Angeles
11:00 am. – Belmopan, Guatemala City, Mexico City, Managua, San José (CR), San Salvador, Tegucigalpa
12:00 pm. – Bogota, Havana, Kingston, Lima, Panamá City, Quito, Port-au-Prince, Washington DC
1:00 pm. – Bridgetown, Caracas, Castries, Georgetown, La Paz, Nassau, Port of Spain, San Juan
2:00 pm – Asunción, Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo, Paramaribo, Santiago
6:00 pm. – Geneva, Madrid