Past Global Health Events

Join NCI program staff for an informational webinar on RFA for Implementation Science For Cancer Control in People Living with HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Staff Will highlight the scope and focus of the new funding initiative and answer questions from interested applicants.

Cancer health disparities are not well understood as a global problem. This session aims to develop consensus among the scientific community on definitions, priorities, and opportunities to systematically study and address cancer health disparities globally.

Register for the virtual event to learn how global cancer researchers work together to drive progress and navigate global challenges faster.

Silvina Arrossi, MSc, Ph.D has served as the Scientific Coordinator of the National Program on Cervical Cancer Prevention, Argentina, and since 2019 as a member of its Scientific Committee. Dr. Arrossi is the principal investigator of several national and international research projects aimed at improving the prevention of cervical cancer. Register for her seminar, Introduction of HPV Testing and HPV Self-Collection in Argentina: Results from the Evidence.

Register for this webinar to learn more about research opportunities in the United States and France to advance tobacco control to prevent cancer.

Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are greatly affected by the increasing cancer burden. Studying cancer in LMICs provides opportunities to understand and address the drivers of cancer morbidity and mortality in LMICs. Join CGH Director, Dr. Satish Gopal, for a global oncology seminar at the African Cancer Institute.

Dr. C S Pramesh discussed the role and efforts of the National Cancer Grid (NCG), a large network of 244 cancer centers in India with a mandate to provide uniform standards of cancer care across the country. Dr. Pramesh is Director of the Tata Memorial Hospital, Professor and Head of Thoracic Surgery at the Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, and convener of the NCG.

CGH Director, Dr. Satish Gopal, presented NCI's progress and plans for addressing cancer in low- and middle-income countries (LMICS) at the 2021 ICAP Grand Rounds Webinar.