10 Jun 2011

2011 United Nations Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) - Coming Together as One Voice for Children

by Kate Armstrong, B Med, DCH, MPH

In New York City from 19-20 September 2011, the United Nations will hold its second-ever health-related Summit. The 2011 UN Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) will seek to bring global attention to the burden of NCDs and agree on a plan of action to address them. There is cause for optimism...

Keywords: NCD Alliance United Nations Resource-poor Country Child-focused Working Group CFWG Cure4Kids Global Summit

10 Jun 2011

The World Cancer Declaration and the link to the UN High Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Disease

by Julie Torode, PhD

The World Cancer Declaration was published in 2008 after 2 years of preparation involving many experts and organizations drawn from the UICC membership. It was issued at the World Cancer Congress in Geneva 2008. The document contains 11 targets for 2020, which, if achieved, will give hope that the...

Keywords: UICC Union For International Cancer Control World Cancer Declaration NCD Noncommunicable Disease Heart Disease Cardiac Disease Chronic Disease Diabetes

10 Jun 2011

The St. Jude International Outreach Program

by Raul C. Ribeiro, MD

The St. Jude International Outreach Program’s mission is to improve the survival rate of children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases worldwide, through the sharing of knowledge, technology, and organizational skills. There are an estimated 160,000 newly diagnosed cases of childhood cancer...

Keywords: Cure4Kids Global Summit International Outreach Program IOP Twinning Partner Site NCD Non-communicable Disease Chronic Disease

10 Jun 2011

Panel Discussion: Expert Panel on the Global Need for Cancer and Health Education

by Julie Torode, PhD, Raul C. Ribeiro, MD, Pat Garcia-Gonzalez, MS and Kate Armstrong, B Med, DCH, MPH

Keywords: Cure4Kids Global Summit NCD Non-communicable Disease Autism Community Support Community Education Access To Health Care WHO Funding World Health Organization Medical Education Healthcare Quality Improvement

09 Jun 2011

Toward a Framework for Web-based Training with Personalized Content for Healthcare Providers in Low Income Countries

by Sandra Richardson, PhD

The World Health Organization estimates that of the nearly 8.8 million deaths among children below the age of five each year, almost all of them occur in low and middle income countries. Between 70% and 90% of those deaths are avoidable (e.g., pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, HIV/AIDs, etc.) by using...

Keywords: Social Value Creation Public Good Low Income Country Medical Education Medical Training Information Systems User Model Personalization