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Ask the Expert discussion on World Cancer Declaration Target 4
Deadline for participation 02 October 2009
 The UICC Community Ask the Expert
discussion would like to hear from you about national HPV and HBV vaccination
programs available in your country and to allow others learn from experiences
in this respect.
For your convenience, we have prepared a set of suggested questions for
each type of infection, HPV and HBV, and a general question regarding UICC
World Cancer Campaign in 2010.
We have selected an Expert who will respond to your responses and comments on
each group. Our Experts for this discussion are Dr Vivien Davis Tsu, for HPV,
and Steven Wiersma for HBV infection.
We welcome your comments on the following questions:
...on HPV infection
1. What are the key barriers and challenges, in
your opinion, to integrating a HPV Vaccination Program in your
National Immunization Plan?
2. What types of resources would be most helpful in
overcoming these barriers?
3. What are the next steps you envision happening in your own country with
regard to HPV vaccination?
...on HBV infection
177 countries have childhood national immunization programs for HBV. However,
there are still important barriers to maintain these programs, improve the
awareness and access to information and increase the coverage.
1.
How important are educational programs in hepatitis
prevention in your country?
2.
It is said that globally, about 20% of all hepatitis B
deaths occur due to infections occurring at the time of birth. WHO has recently
called for all infants to be immunized with hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours
of birth. How can this be implemented in your country?
3.
Despite 177 WHO member states now having routine
infant immunization, many older children, adolescents and adults are still at
risk of infection. What is the role of vaccination of older age groups?
4.
It has been estimated that 350 million persons are
chronically infected with hepatitis B virus. Can screening and treatment be an
option for these millions?
A question for all participants
2010 World Cancer Campaign will focus on cancer-related infections. What do you
see as key messages and activities that would support advocacy and awareness
towards achieving and maintaining HPV and HBV immunization programs?
We look forward to your participation in this discussion!
To participate please click on http://www.uicc-community.org/register
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Ask the Expert discussion on World Cancer Declaration Target 3
Deadline for participation 31 August 2009
Ask the
Expert wants
to hear from you about legislation and campaigns in your country that seek to
promote healthy lifestyles. We welcome comments on the following questions:
1) What type of
national legislation is in effect in your country to support global tobacco
control efforts? (For example, does your country have legislation banning
smoking in public areas, is your country a signatory of the FCTC, etc.)
2) Are you involved in any
national programmes in your country that promote the importance of healthy
lifestyles, including increasing physical activity, controlling obesity and
reducing alcohol consumption? If so, please describe. If not, why.
3) Have you read
the UICC Report, "
A Healthy Active Childhood: Giving Children the Best
Chance of a Cancer-Free Future"? Do you think the recommendations in
the report can be adapted to your local and national context? If so,
please describe. If not, why?
4) Have you
participated or supported the UICC World Cancer Campaign in the past? Would you
be interested in developing activities related to the 2010 World Cancer
Campaign in your community?
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Ask the expert discussion on target 2 session in now closed - stay tuned for responses!
 Ask the Expert discussion on WCD Target 2 and
the Development of National Cancer Registries
Our
experts Drs.
Hai-Rim Shin and Ebert Poquioma will respond to your questions and comments shortly.
Dr. Shin currently serves as head of the Data Analysis and Interpretation Group,
International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization. A native
of South Korea, Dr. Shin was formerly Director
of the Research Institute for National Cancer Control, National Cancer Center,
Goyang, Korea.
Dr Ebert Poquioma from the Cancer Epidemiology and Statistics Department,
INEN Peru, will be available to provide assistance in Spanish to participants
from Latin America.
Stay tuned!
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ask the expert discussion on target 1 on national cancer control plans (nccps) - responses from Dr Simon sutcliffe available!
 Resposes to June's Ask the Expert Discussion are now posted in the World Cancer Declaration Target 1 Discussion Group. The pdf version is also available by clicking here .
The Community wishes to thank Dr. Sutcliffe for his support and feedback to this discussion.
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