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Building Sustainable CancerControl Capacity andInfrastructure inDeveloping Countries Professor ROBERT BURTONMonash University-Victoria AustraliaIAEA-PACT Consultant ü Cardiovasculardisease, mainly heartdisease and stroke ü Cancer ü Chronic respiratorydiseases ü Diabetes Chronic Non-communicableDiseases-NCD IAEA PACT July 20083 A New PlatformA New Platform ããTo join forces with other partnersTo join forces with other partners ããTo fight cancer comprehensivelyTo fight cancer comprehensively ããTo have an effective, efficientTo have an effective, efficient and well coordinated IAEAand well coordinated IAEAcancer programme that iscancer programme that isaligned with the work of WHO inaligned with the work of WHO inthis areathis areaããTo mobilize new resourcesTo mobilize new resources 3 International Network for Cancer Treatment andResearch TataTata MemorialMemorialCentreCentre PrivateSector 4 IAEA & Cancer: IAEA & Cancer: From Radiotherapy toFrom Radiotherapy toPACTPACT 20042004 WHOWHOcalls for global action to fight the cancer epidemiccalls for global action to fight the cancer epidemic sweeping through developing countriessweeping through developing countries 20052005 IAEA responds and establishesIAEA responds and establishesPACTPACTto addressto address full spectrumfull spectrum of cancer control, using radiotherapy as an anchorof cancer control, using radiotherapy as an anchor 20062006 PACT Model Demonstration Sites (PMDSPACT Model Demonstration Sites (PMDS) established in) established in Albania, Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam & YemenAlbania, Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam & Yemen 20072007 High level cancer control meetingsHigh level cancer control meetingsAfrica, Latin AmericaAfrica, Latin America 20082008 US$ 23 millionUS$ 23 millionmobilizedmobilized to date by PACTto date by PACT 20092009 WHOWHO--IAEA Joint ProgrammeIAEA Joint Programme on cancer controlon cancer controlformally signedformally signed Press Release WHO-IAEA, May 2009
