Subject: Cancer in Africa—National Press Club, Oct. 20th Building a Global Response
From: "Ambassador Sally Cowal" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2016 22:00:18 -0000

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Building a Response to the Crisis of Cancer in Africa

The American Cancer Society, IBM Health Corps, the Clinton Health Access Initiative, joined by the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, are hosting a discussion with the global health community about cancer in Africa.

The event will be at  The National Press Club 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC on   Thursday, Oct 20, 2016 from 9am-1pm . 

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Dear Hunter,
 
 The World Health Organization projects that by 2030, close to 1 million people will die of cancer each year in Sub-Saharan Africa. For every four people who die of HIV/AIDS, there will be three who die of cancer. 

Despite the fact that the most common cancers in Sub-Saharan Africa are treatable, fewer than 10% receive any treatment - even simple pain relief. The global health community is just beginning to mount a response to the growing problem of cancer in Africa, tackling challenges related to commodity markets, laboratory capacity, and the health workforce. 
 
 Please register for the event and reserve your spot. The deadline for registration is October 14, 2016 [ http://starcite.smarteventscloud.com/acsibmhealthcorp ] .

Presentations and panel discussions will address opportunities to improve the market for cancer treatment, potential to adapt successful strategies from HIV and malaria programs, and the role that public and private sectors can play in the response.  IBM Health Corps  will present a  new chemotherapy forecasting tool  developed in collaboration with ACS and CHAI, which can be used to assist in national cancer procurement planning.

 We look forward to seeing you, 

 Your American Cancer Society 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
  Featured speakers include: 

 
 
  [ http://acs.informz.net/ACS/data/images/EmailMarketing/Global%20Health/IBM%20Event/Bio_cowal.docx ] Richard Wender, MD [ http://acs.informz.net/ACS/data/images/EmailMarketing/Global%20Health/IBM%20Event/Bio_Corp_CCCO_Wender_07-2015_FINAL.docx ]  Chief Cancer Control Officer  [ http://acs.informz.net/ACS/data/images/EmailMarketing/Global%20Health/IBM%20Event/Bio_Corp_CCCO_Wender_07-2015_FINAL.docx ]  American Cancer Society  

 Jennifer Crozier [ http://acs.informz.net/ACS/data/images/EmailMarketing/Global%20Health/IBM%20Event/bio_crozier.doc ]  Vice President Corporate Citizenship    
   IBM  

  Ambassador Sally Cowal [ http://acs.informz.net/ACS/data/images/EmailMarketing/Global%20Health/IBM%20Event/Bio_cowal.docx ] 
 Senior Vice President Global Cancer Control 
 American Cancer Society   

 Jeff Grosz [ http://acs.informz.net/ACS/data/images/EmailMarketing/Global%20Health/IBM%20Event/bio_grosz.docx ]  Cancer Program Director,  
Clinton Health Access Initiative  

 Dikembe Mutombo [ http://acs.informz.net/ACS/data/images/EmailMarketing/Global%20Health/IBM%20Event/bio_mutombo_wphoto.docx ]  Chairman and President    
   Dikembe Mutombo Foundation  

 Jackson Orem, MD [ http://acs.informz.net/ACS/data/images/EmailMarketing/Global%20Health/IBM%20Event/bio_Orem%20.docx ]  Director   
   Uganda Cancer Institute  

 Dan Milner, MD, MSc [ http://acs.informz.net/ACS/data/images/EmailMarketing/Global%20Health/IBM%20Event/Bio_milner.docx ]  Chief Medical Officer   
   American Society for Clinical Pathology  

 Ahmedin Jemal, DVM, PhD [ http://acs.informz.net/ACS/data/images/EmailMarketing/Global%20Health/IBM%20Event/bio_jemal.docx ] 
 Vice President Surveillance and Health Services Research 
 American Cancer Society  

 Vanessa Eaton [ http://acs.informz.net/ACS/data/images/EmailMarketing/Global%20Health/IBM%20Event/bio_eaton.docx ]  Associate Director for International Education   
   American Society for Clinical Oncology   

 
  Celina Schocken [ http://acs.informz.net/ACS/data/images/EmailMarketing/Global%20Health/IBM%20Event/bio_schocken.docx ] 
  Chief Executive Officer  
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