Santiago Millan, Technical Lead, Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines at World Health Organization, shared on LinkedIn:
“14 October! Global webinar to discuss childhood cancer medicines market shaping strategy.
Join expert speakers from governments, civil society, people with lived experience, paediatric oncologists, academics, industry representatives and UN supply experts, together with partners and the core team in the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines at the global webinar ‘From strategy to collective action’.
Our goal? To build healthier, more sustainable markets for childhood cancer medicines.
Wednesday 14 October 2026
14:00 to 15:30 CEST (Geneva)
I will be welcoming you at the webinar before introducing our new WHO Director of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Søren Brostrøm, to share opening remarks.
Then, my colleague Alessio Mola will set the scene for two important panel discussions:
- Panel 1: Addressing market failures in childhood cancer medicines, with Dr Marina Chacón, Alejandra Mendez, David Beran and Avram Denburg, moderated by Liliana Vasquez
- Panel 2: Turning strategy into action, with Dr Soofia Yunus, Mary Atieno Ojoo, Ana Gaunt, Frederic Seghers, moderated by Hitesh Hurkchand
Bente Mikkelsen will moderate an engaging QandA session, and we will close the webinar with some inspiring remarks from Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo.
Plus, multiple Global Platform team colleagues will be facilitating the discussions in the live chat and through polls during the session including Thesandree (Tess) Padayachee, Susan Henshall, Joyce Du Lassort.
Collective action can help ensure sustainable access to quality-assured childhood cancer medicines for every child who needs them.
Please, join us and be part of the change that we are making.
To learn more about the webinar.
More on the market shaping strategy.”
To which Alejandra Mendez, President at Childhood Cancer International, added:
“Happy and proud to be part of this conversation!”
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