Childhood Cancer International shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Childhood cancer survivorship must be part of the global health agenda.
On the margins of the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Childhood Cancer International joins St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and global partners for an important side event focused on childhood cancer survivorship and its place within the noncommunicable diseases (NCD) agenda.
As more children survive cancer, the conversation must go beyond cure.
Survivors may face lifelong physical, emotional, and psychosocial challenges that require coordinated, long-term care integrated into primary health care and universal health coverage systems.
At CCI, we are proud to represent the voices of people with lived experience – survivors and families who understand firsthand what it means to live with and beyond childhood cancer. Their perspective is essential to shaping policies, research, and health systems that truly respond to the realities of survivorship.
We are especially proud that: Moses Echodu, survivor advocate from the Uganda Child Cancer Foundation, shared his lived experience.
Alejandra Mendez, Vice President of CCI, brought the global perspective of survivors and families from around the world.
Survivorship is not the end of treatment. It is the beginning of a lifelong journey that deserves recognition, support, and action.
Together, we can ensure that every child who survives cancer has the opportunity not only to live, but to live well.”
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