Dina Mired’s talk at UICC Congress

Dina Mired shared on X:

“Sharing with you my talk at UICC congress ‘Gaza’s Cancer Patients: Navigating the Dual Struggle Between Illness and War’.”

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In her speech at the World Cancer Congress, Princess Dina Mired focused on the suffering of cancer patients in conflict zones, especially Gaza. She contrasted the global response to the Ukraine war, where humanitarian laws were upheld, with the situation in Gaza, where health services, including cancer care, have collapsed.

Mired described how Gaza’s cancer patients face severe challenges, from a lack of radiotherapy to the destruction of hospitals. She also mentioned the failed attempts to transfer pediatric cancer patients to safer areas.

She called for international solidarity, highlighting the need to rebuild Gaza’s healthcare system and warning that failure to protect civilians in war sets a dangerous precedent. Her message was clear: healthcare should be a universal right, even during conflicts.

Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired of Jordan is a humanitarian, passionate global advocate for Cancer Control and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and mother of a cancer survivor. She is the Patron of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP), Honorary President of the EORTC Research Fund, and Honorary Ambassador of Harvard Global Health Win-Win Initiative. Her Royal Highness is the Past – President of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), and former Director-General of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation.