International Childhood
Cancer Day 2018 : 15 February. “Advance
Cures and Transform Care”
Supported by Ronald Tintin, Super Professeur,mobile application
of Super Professeur :mobile.superprofesseur.com ,Marie Joelle Magne,
International Childhood Cancer Day is celebrated annually on 15 February to
raise awareness and to express support for children and adolescents with
cancer, survivors and their families.
Today
is International Childhood Cancer Day which highlights the need for concerted
global actions to address the growing challenge posed by this non-communicable
disease. Globally, childhood and adolescent cancer is threatening to overtake
infectious diseases, as one of the highest causes of disease-related mortality
in children.
It is
a day when we come together to continue the work to “Advance Cures and Transform Care” and to make childhood cancer a
national and global child health priority.
Much work remains to be done. According to IARC (2015), the reported
worldwide incidence of childhood cancer is increasing, from 165,000 new cases
annually to 215,000 cases for children 14 years and younger and 85,000 new
cases for 15-19 year-olds. Many more remain uncounted and unreported due to a
lack of childhood cancer registries in a large number of countries.
While the number of children with cancer is much less compared to global
incidence of adult cancers, the number of lives saved is significantly higher;
survival rates in high-income countries reach an average of 84% and are
steadily improving even in less-resourced areas of the world where there is
local and international support.
The
ICCD campaign’s ultimate goal and unified message is “Advance Cures and
Transform Care”. This message spotlights the inequities and glaring disparity
of access to care in most low- and middle-income countries where 80% of
children with cancer live. Children and adolescents in Africa, Asia and Latin
America and in parts of Eastern and Southern Europe do not yet have access to
appropriate treatment including essential medicines and specialized care.
Currently, where one lives often determines one’s ability to survive childhood
cancer.
The
188 member organizations of Childhood Cancer International (CCI) in 96
countries as the largest non-profit patient support organization for childhood
cancer and the 1000 healthcare professionals from 110 countries who are members
of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) ask everyone to come
together in solidarity to make sure children and adolescents everywhere have
the chance to survive cancer and live long, productive and meaningful lives.
"The
chance for a cure, the chance to live, should not be an accident of geography.
There is nothing scarier than realizing that your child has cancer. However,
there is nothing more tragic than knowing that treatment and cure does exist
for your particular child’s cancer and with excellent outcomes, BUT… that it is
not available for your child. Why? Because your child happens to live in the
wrong hemisphere! It is time to take action to stop this cruel atrocity… makes
your voices heard on International Childhood Cancer Day and demand from world
leaders to ACT and HELP SAVE ALL CHILDREN regardless of where they live!"
(HRH Princess Dina Mired, mother of childhood cancer survivor, President-elect, UICC).
(HRH Princess Dina Mired, mother of childhood cancer survivor, President-elect, UICC).
For
the next 3 years we will build on a campaign to:
- Build global awareness that
more than 300,000 children each year are diagnosed with cancer.
- Build global awareness that
many types of childhood cancer are curable if given:
- The right to early and proper
diagnosis;
- The right to access
life-saving essential medicines;
- The right to appropriate and
quality medical treatments, and;
- The right to follow up care,
services and sustainable livelihood opportunities for survivors.
- Work towards the United
Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 3.4 to reduce premature mortality
one-third by 2030.
- Too often when it comes to
childhood cancer we are faced with a response of “but.”
- “But” there aren’t enough
children to develop new drugs;
- “But” the treatment is too
expensive;
- “But” there aren’t enough
doctors,
- “But” …
ICCD 2018 Call to Action
The time is now. There can be no more “but.”
On July 6, 2017, the United Nations General
Assembly adopted a global indicator framework for achievement of the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 2030 Global Health Targets.
Sustainable Development Goal 3.4 challenges countries to: “By 2030, reduce by
one-third of premature mortality from Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) through
prevention and treatment, and promote mental health and well-being.” Childhood
Cancer International agrees that making childhood cancer a national and global
child health priority is a critical first step towards reducing premature child
mortality 30 percent by 2030, providing a crucial milestone for countries to
obtain this United Nation’s goal.
Childhood cancers are often curable but too many children and adolescents have no
hope to overcome their disease simply because they were born in a country
entrenched in poverty resulting in late diagnosis, lack of access to
life-saving essential medicines and appropriate treatment.
To know more :
The Adventures of
Ronald Tintin, Le Journal Intime de Sublima / Les Aventures de Ronald
Tintin, Le Journal Intime de Sublima
The Athlete, Ultra Marathon Runner and Race Walker Ronald Rintin
Ronald
Tintin, Founder of the project Ronning Against Cancer to support the fight
against Cancer and raise funds
“ Together, we can get rid of
cancer; we are not alone. Together, we are stronger.”
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