Hope : We wanted a UN HLM because we have solutions and we have hope. We know what to do to turn this global epidemic around. Cost-effective solutions exist to prevent and treat NCDs. Courage : World leaders must have the courage to invest in health now. Against the backdrop of a global [...]
U N Meeting on NCD’s – update
Dear Colleagues, It was exciting to participate in the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in New York on September 19-20, and witness the results of months of preparation and tireless advocacy by people around the globe. All of the 193 UN member states attended the two-day [...]
Voice of Cancer – Call to Action.
The Final version of the Call to Action document sent to all the Voice of Cancer delegates as well as the government officials and Ministers concerned.
Two sides of Cancer Treatment in South Africa.
An article in the July edition of the South African Medical Journal vividly explains the “screening and access gulf between the public and private sector”. Written by Chris Bateman.
VOC: Survivor Stories (Video)
Heartwarming stories of Cancer Survivors’ cancer journeys as presented at the Voice of Cancer Forum in Cape Town in May 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWoFxtPYyp0&feature=relmfu
Call to Action – Official Launch
Help Make Cancer a Global Priority . Official Launch of the Call to Action after Voice of Cancer Meeting held in Cape Town in May 2011. Join the global movement to bring cancer under control in this century. Cancer is a leading cause of death globally, with 1 in 8 deaths worldwide due to [...]
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VOC: Cancer Survivor Stories
Editorial contribution by Judy Fortin, National Director, American Cancer Society Media Relations. Working for the American Cancer Society, I’ve often heard my colleagues say that cancer knows no boundaries. I didn’t know the true meaning of the phrase until I traveled half way around the world to South Africa and had the chance to [...]
Voice of Cancer in the news : ‘PRIORITISE CANCER’
More people die from cancer around the world than from Aids, tuberculosis and malaria, but that does not mean it receives the priority it should, campaigners said yesterday. “Everything is about Aids, Aids, Aids” said Raynolda Makhutle, who was diagnosed with cervical and ovarian cancer 13 years ago. A cancer survivor working at the Campaigning [...]
PLWC’s Commitment to the Call to Action
This is the commitment that we will be making as People Living with Cancer (PLWC) at the Call to Action today : We support this call to action and commit ourselves to : To increase our national footprint by creating more cancer buddy groups across the country in South Africa. To look at [...]
Baie kankerlyers sterf weens rompslomp
Baie mense in Suid-Afrika wat behandelbare kanker het, sterf daaraan omdat hulle weens rompslomp tot agt of meer maande op behandeling in staatshospitale wag. “Mense se kanse op oorlewing is sleg omdat die prosesse wat gebruik word, swak is, “ het me. Linda Greeff, direkteur van People Living With Cancer, gister hier op ‘n [...]
Voice of Cancer Forum
The Voice of Cancer Empowerment Forum Cancer Survivors Stand with Government Leaders to Give a Voice to Growing Cancer Crisis Cancer is a non-communicable disease which can be defeated through early detection and appropriate cancer management. But how many people can afford the treatment, especially if certain hospitals don’t necessarily have the [...]
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