American Cancer Society Co-hosts Forum on Controlling Noncommunicable Diseases in Africa Through Public-Private Partnerships

On June 30, the American Cancer Society launched the first session of a three-part ‘Multi-sector Working Forum on Noncommunicable Disease in Africa,’ in collaboration with The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) in Washington, DC. The American Cancer Society, as a leader in the global cancer control movement, developed this forum with CCA as part of preparations for the United Nations (UN) special summit on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), planned for September 2011, which will address the growing global burden of cancer and other NCDs. In advance of that high-level meeting, government, civil society, and other stakeholders have called for interventions that demonstrate the need for and success of programs worldwide that address NCDs. The American Cancer Society’s first session of the Forum included a series of discussions on cancer and other NCD priorities, ranging from prevention and research to early detection and patient support. The primary objective of the Forum is to convene stakeholders working on NCDs in sub-Saharan Africa and have them brainstorm new public-private partnerships or projects involving the private sector that can help build the appropriate health information and systems to mitigate and prevent NCDs in the region. The end goal will be to present concrete and actionable steps or proposals for tangible projects/partnerships for private-sector involvement in resolving this growing health challenge at future conferences and meetings, such as the UN summit. Last month’s Forum launch was chaired by Mr. Haskell Ward, chair of the American Cancer Society’s Global Health Strategy Advisory Committee, and attended by civil society, private sector, and government officials, including ambassadors to the US from Angola and Mozambique. The session included presentations by American Cancer Society staff and representatives of GE Healthcare, JHPIEGO (international nonprofit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University), Medtronics, Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the US Agency for International Development (USAID). The next session of the Forum, ‘Projects and Partnerships for Screening and Diagnosis,’ will be held on August 5 at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network^SM (ACS CAN) office in Washington, DC.

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