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Footpaths & bike lanes key to active travel post coronavirus
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26 Oct 2020

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

Footpaths & bike lanes key to active travel post coronavirus

Health promotion agency VicHealth is applauding Victorian councils for creating pop-up cycle lanes and footpaths, so locals can easily travel by bike or foot when coronavirus restrictions ease. &nbsp;

26 Oct 2020



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Vegetables – great for today, even better for tomorrow
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26 Oct 2020

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

Vegetables – great for today, even better for tomorrow

Australian vegetable growers have worked tirelessly through a cold and windy winter to make an array of fresh, healthy and delicious vegetables available for shoppers this spring, according to the inaugural seasonal eat more AUSVEG update, published by the Australian vegetable industry. Read more here.

26 Oct 2020



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New food security funding a boost for Victorians’ health
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26 Oct 2020

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

New food security funding a boost for Victorians’ health

VicHealth welcomes the Victorian Government’s new $5 million Community Food Relief Fund, providing one-off grants of up to $75,000 to support local community organisations supplying food to Victorians in need during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here.

26 Oct 2020



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Cancer and coronavirus in Africa: the challenges facing volunteer organisations
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26 Oct 2020

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Cancer and coronavirus in Africa: the challenges facing volunteer organisations

Cancer patients and organisations in Africa face increased challenges due to coronavirus in terms of access to affordable medicines, lack of knowledge, fundraising and community outreach for diagnoses and vaccinations. Read more here.

26 Oct 2020



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WHO report highlights severe disruptions to cancer services due to COVID-19
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26 Oct 2020

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

WHO report highlights severe disruptions to cancer services due to COVID-19

WHO report highlights severe disruptions to cancer services due to COVID-19. Read more here.

26 Oct 2020



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COVID-19 unmasks what cancer patients have long known: The world needs a better and more equitable health system
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26 Oct 2020

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

COVID-19 unmasks what cancer patients have long known: The world needs a better and more equitable health system

CNN publishes an opinion piece by HRH Princess Dina Mired(link is external) of Jordan, President of UICC, on what the coronavirus pandemic has revealed about the inequalities and challenges facing cancer care.&nbsp; &nbsp;

26 Oct 2020



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Addressing the challenges to the cancer community raised by COVID-19
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26 Oct 2020

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Addressing the challenges to the cancer community raised by COVID-19

Three UICC virtual Members Dialogues held in May and June provided insights and recommendations for some of the major challenges facing the cancer community amidst the coronavirus pandemic.&nbsp; Read more here.

26 Oct 2020



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Cancer care for older adults during COVID-19
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26 Oct 2020

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Cancer care for older adults during COVID-19

Experts at a Virtual Dialogue hosted by UICC weighed in on the inequities and bias faced by older cancer patients in accessing healthcare and their cumulative risks for COVID-19. Read more here.

26 Oct 2020



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Marking World Lung Cancer Day during the COVID-19 pandemic
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26 Oct 2020

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Marking World Lung Cancer Day during the COVID-19 pandemic

Lung cancer kills more than 1.7 million people each year, yet with proper prevention and accessible treatment these numbers can be reduced. Read more here.

26 Oct 2020



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Inequity in cancer care for Indigenous Peoples
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26 Oct 2020

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Inequity in cancer care for Indigenous Peoples

Significant disparities in cancer care(link is external) exist for Indigenous Peoples across the world, requiring targeted and tailored outreach to overcome the myriad challenges to closing the equity gap. Read more here.

26 Oct 2020



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Increasing survival rates for children with cancer
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26 Oct 2020

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Increasing survival rates for children with cancer

September marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a moment to reflect on the particular challenges facing children who have cancer and their parents and recall the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer launched by WHO in 2018. &nbsp;

26 Oct 2020



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NCD Child New Secretariat Announcement
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26 Oct 2020

NCD Child

NCD Child New Secretariat Announcement

NCD Child is pleased to welcome the Centre for Global Child Health at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) as our new Secretariat. SickKids is a world-renowned paediatric institution and is Canada’s leading centre dedicated to improving children’s health by integrating care, research and teaching. &nbsp;

26 Oct 2020