World Health Organization, St. Jude announce collaboration

Photography by Biomedical Communications, September 27-28, 2018

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has announced a five-year collaboration with World Health Organization aimed at transforming cancer care worldwide to cure at least 60% of children with six of the most common types of cancer by 2030.

This collaboration seeds a global initiative that will bring together stakeholders in childhood cancer from around the world to increase access to care for children with cancer, enhance quality of care by developing national centers of excellence and regional satellites, and influence the integration of childhood cancer into national policies to ensure the greatest chance of survival for all affected children.

The WHO-St. Jude effort is a result of the World Health Assembly Resolution 70.12 on cancer prevention and control. Adopted in May 2017, the resolution signifies the commitment from WHO and governments to step up services for childhood cancer as part of national cancer control programs.

The initiative was discussed in New York September 27 and 28 at the United Nations General Assembly High-level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases, and at the inaugural side event on childhood cancer.

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  • The setting for the announcement that shows a TV screen with Collaborating to Cure.

    Participants attended the Collaborating to Cure reception September 27 in New York.
  • Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo speaks to attendees.
  • Dr. James Downing speaks at the podium.

    St. Jude President and Chief Executive Officer James R. Downing, MD, addresses reception attendees.
  • People watch the announcement.
  • Marlo Thomas speaks at the podium.

    St. Jude National Outreach Director Marlo Thomas speaks during the reception.
  • Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo speaks at the podium.

    Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD, St. Jude Global director, discusses the collaboration.
  • The flags outside of the UN.
  • Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo speaks to attendees.
  • A UN seat with #childhoodcancer
  • Dr. James Downing speaks with Princess Ghida Talal.

    Downing and Princess Ghida Talal, chairperson of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation and Center in Amman, Jordan.
  • The audience at the UN meeting
  • Attendees at the UN meeting

    Gabriel Alessandro Mayorga Hernandez (right) shares his story during the September 28 United Nations General Assembly meeting.
  • Dr. James Downing speaks to the audience.
  • Marlo Thomas speaks to the audience.

    Marlo Thomas and ALSAC CEO Richard C. Shadyac Jr. at the UN General Assembly.
  • Dr. James Downing with the Global Pediatric Medicine group

    Faculty and staff members from the St. Jude Department of Global Pediatric Medicine gather for a photo at the UN.
  • Dr. James Downing and Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo talk with a young man at a table.

    Gabriel joins Downing and Rodriguez-Galindo at a meeting with WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom.
  • People laugh and talk at a table.
  • Dr. James Downing with attendees.

    WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom (second from left) with Gabriel, Gabriel's mother, and Downing.

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