Congratulations to Wolfee, DoDo and K for winning the Daughter's Day quiz on Understanding Cancer Care Around the World 🎉 It's important to talk about #cancer to raise awareness and reduce fear. All the ♀️ in this afternoon's session did great, it was a pleasure to meet you!

This is #WorldImmunizationWeek .

#DYK that #cervicalcancer kills an estimated 350,000 ♀️ worldwide every year?

#DYK that the HPV virus is responsible for 1 in 10 cases of cervical cancer, and that the HPV vaccine is 97% effective in preventing them?

#VaccinesSaveLives

The Guatemala #imPACTReview kicked off yesterday with > 60 participants joining online from Ministerio de Salud Pública Incan Guatemala Ministerio de Energía y Minas de Guatemala UNOP OPS/OMS OPS/OMS Guatemala and IARC. MoH Dr. Óscar Cordón Cruz welcomed the experts who will review #cancercontrol capacity and needs in 🇬🇹.

Almost half of deaths in Comoros are due to non- communicable diseases like cancer. Radiotherapy can help in approximately 50% of all cancer cases, but there are currently no such services available in 🇰🇲. Preparations for these services are well underway. atoms.iaea.org/3J6l43M

In this article, read how Virtual Tumour Boards are bringing together #oncology experts from across the Asia and the Pacific region to review cancer cases and discuss treatment plans, supporting medical decisions and improving #CancerCare : bit.ly/3VXAOhk

Thank you Ministerio de Salud and INEN Perú for hosting the #imPACTReview evaluation workshop. It has been a privilege for the team of experts appointed by the IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️, World Health Organization (WHO) and IARC to witness first hand the many steps taken to increase access to #CancerCare4All in Peru 🇵🇪

Almost half of deaths in Comoros are due to non- communicable diseases like cancer. Radiotherapy can help in approximately 50% of all cancer cases, but there are currently no such services available in 🇰🇲. Preparations for these services are well underway. atoms.iaea.org/3J6l43M

Thank you Ministerio de Salud for welcoming IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️, World Health Organization (WHO) and IARC appointed #cancercare experts to Peru 🇵🇪. As we embark on our 2nd #imPACTReview mission in the country, we look forward to reviewing all aspects of the #cancercontrol continuum to improve support for patients.

From X-rays to PET and CT scans to theranostics, learn how medical imaging for cancer care has evolved over the decades. #CancerCare4All

The #imPACTReview team appointed by the IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️, World Health Organization (WHO) and IARC to evaluate cancer control capacities and needs in Comoros 🇰🇲 found preparations well underway to introduce radiotherapy in the country in a safe and secure manner.
Read more here: bit.ly/4aQOLSt

Working towards #CancerCare4All in Djibouti:
Plans are well underway to build the first national cancer centre in Djibouti– a country that currently has no access to radiotherapy, a life-saving cancer treatment. #RaysOfHope

Learn more: atoms.iaea.org/3SkJGv3

Together with World Health Organization (WHO) and IARC, the IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ is proud of the comprehensive advice provided to countries in their fight against #Cancer through #imPACTReview missions. Read about a recent review that took place in Ethiopia 🇪🇹 : bit.ly/43ynvWc

#PalliativeCare in #TheGambia 🇬🇲
A team of experts from IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ & IARC recently in-country for impact review assessing cancer control capacity from diagnosis to palliative care so as to set priority areas for intervention
@mohgambia WHO Gambia #CancerTreatment WHO African Region Union for International #CancerControl

Women in the Amazon River region had to endure long journeys to access breast cancer screening services. With our help, two 🇧🇷 ships are now equipped with mammography units and sailing the river, improving regional healthcare. #CancerCare4All

🌐 RADIOTHERAPY NEWS 🌐

The IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ and the RSNA have agreed on a strategic partnership with the goal of building professional capacity in radiology across low and middle resource countries 👇
dotmed.com/news/story/625…

ONU Sénégal 🇺🇳 AFRA Leila Benali 🇲🇦🇺🇳 Morocco in Austria/ PM to UN Vienna Nations Unies Maroc 🇲🇦🇺🇳 UN in Sierra Leone Shaukat Abdulrazak,PhD,EBS UN The Gambia 🇦🇴Angola Signs its Fourth Country Programme Framework (CPF) for 2024–2029

🔗Read more here: bit.ly/3TjipbP