Past Global Health Events

2022 World Cancer Congress

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is convening several pre-recorded and in-person scientific sessions at the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) 2022 World Cancer Congress, October 18-20, 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland, and through an online digital platform.

NIH’s Support of Early Career Scientists in Global Cancer Research: Current State and New Opportunities

International Cancer Education Conference

On Wednesday, October 12, join panelists Dr. Sudha Sivaram, NCI Center for Global Health, and Dr. Sergey Radaev, NCI Center for Cancer Training, for a workshop on NIH’s Support of Early Career Scientists in Global Cancer Research: Current State and New Opportunities, at the the 2022 International Cancer Education Conference (ICEC).

Global Cancer Stigma Research Workshop

Dr. Satish Gopal gave opening remarks at the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Global Cancer Stigma Research Workshop. The 2-day workshop was sponsored by NCI's Center for Global Health (CGH) and Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), and focused on the impact of stigma on global cancer control, and the domestic and global cancer stigma research conducted by NIH/NCI grantees. Participants explored research gaps for measuring stigma and developing context-specific stigma reduction interventions within the cancer care continuum in diverse global settings.

World Cancer Research Day: First Lady Jill Biden and Letizia, Queen of Spain, visit Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

First Lady Jill Biden and Letizia, Queen of Spain, visit Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC), at Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; in support of World Cancer Research Day 2022.

Pre-Application Webinar for RFA-CA-22-019, Global Implementation Science for Equitable Cancer Control (GlobalISE Cancer Control)

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) held a pre-application webinar for the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) RFA-CA-22-019, “Global Implementation Science for Equitable Cancer Control (GlobalISE Cancer Control, U54 Clinical Trial Optional).”

Global Disparities: A Global Approach to Understanding the Generative Mechanisms Underpinning Cancer Health Disparities

15TH AACR CONFERENCE ON THE SCIENCE OF CANCER HEALTH DISPARITIES IN RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES AND THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED

On Monday, September 19, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST, Dr. James R. Alaro will co-moderate concurrent session 5: Global Disparities: "A Global Approach to Understanding the Generative Mechanisms Underpinning Cancer Health Disparities," with Dr. Neal A. Palafox, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii. In this session, Dr. Alaro is also presenting, "Unraveling the Generative Mechanisms that Underpin Cancer Health Disparities: A Global Approach."

Transforming HepatoPancreatoBiliary Cancer Research and Care in the Omics Era

Join NCI Center for Global Health's Dr. James Alaro and NCI Center for Cancer Research's Dr. Xin Wei Wang for two sessions at the Africa HepatoPancreatoBiliary Cancer Consortium (AHPBCC) Conference on August 27 and 28.

Pre-Application Webinar for Administrative Supplements to Support Cancer Disparity Collaborative Research

Join NCI's Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) for an informational pre-application webinar on NOT-PAR-22-114, Administrative Supplements to Support Cancer Disparity Collaborative Research (Clinical Trial Optional). Program staff from across NCI will highlight the scope and focus of the new funding initiative, including topics relevant for global health practitioners; and answer questions from interested applicants.

ICAP Grand Rounds: Women, Power, and the Cancer Divide

Ophira Ginsburg, M.D., M.Sc., Senior Scientific Officer, Senior Advisor for Clinical Research, Center for Global Health will provide a rationale and overview of the work of The Lancet Commission on Women and Cancer, which is in progress. This ICAP Grand Rounds webinar will be presented as part of the ICAP-Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) Initiative Webinar focused on addressing cancer in a global context.

Global Health Equity Panel

In recognition of Nelson Mandela Day, the NCI Global Health Interest Group (NCI-GHIG) will host a panel discussion on diversity, equity, and inclusion in global health. The session will provide opportunities to engage in meaningful dialogue with four global health experts from Africa, Asia, and Latin America whose work focuses on achieving global health equity. Discussions will focus on actions that the broader public health community and early career scientists can take to enhance equity and justice in global health research and practice.