McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer
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Advancing #law to stop #cancer. Working for a world free from preventable cancer, where people affected by cancer have equitable access to treatment & care.
Melbourne, Australia
Joined April 2014
We joined the IGTC @ Johns Hopkins’ South Asia Regional Tobacco Control Leadership Program in Colombo, Sri Lanka last week. @zhousuzanne presented on the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. @IGTC_Hopkins @WHO See here:
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Launching today #UniversalHealthCoverage Day! New McCabe Centre @WHO Policy Brief for the Western Pacific Region on Law, NCDs and UHC. Everyone has the right to health - accessible, equitable & affordable. See: #UHC2024 #LawandCancer #NCDs #UHC
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All aspects of cancer prevention and control are human rights issues, yet we don’t often see this connection. See our Human Rights, Law & Cancer VCCC online session - highlighting tangible impacts human rights law can have: #HumanRightsDay #Cancer
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We’re thrilled to be included in the recently released report from the World Health Organisation @WHO – Two Decades of action: Strategies to advance Tobacco Control in the Western Pacific! See the report here: #CancerControl #TobaccoControl #Cancer
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Melbourne Law School student, Samuel Lake, shares his reflections about his recent internship with the McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer, a unit of Cancer Council Victoria. See here: @MelbLawSchool Info. on internships here:
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Our Director @hellisjones was in Canberra last week for the NCD Leadership Workshop ahead of the fourth UN High Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health workshop - with Australia’s Ambassador for Global Health, Dr. Lucas de Toca, and other experts. @dfat #NCDs @georgeinstitute
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Today, we’ve joined with Food for Health Alliance, with an open letter to Australia's Health Minister, urging the government to take action to protect our children from the harmful influence of junk food advertising. See more here:
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We're joining the Health-IIA Roundtable on Safeguarding Health in Trade and Investment Agreements with @MonashUni Uni & @SydneyUni_Media. Register here: Health-IIA Round-table on Safeguarding Health in Trade and Investment Agreements
How can we make sure that trade and investment agreements don't jeopardize public health goals? Join our roundtable on November 20th in Melbourne and online so you can hear from experts and discuss options! In-person seats are limited! Register now!
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This week we're at #OTCC24 presenting on tobacco industry interference, global governance for tobacco control, human rights, the plastics treaty, and reducing supply of tobacco across 8 sessions. @hellisjones @zhousuzanne @CancerCouncilOz @CancerCouncilWA #tobaccocontrol #Cancer
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Are you a policymaker? Did you know that INVESTING in the @WHO Best Buys yields a return on investment of up to nearly 12:1 for certain measures to fight #NCDs? Find out more👉#ActOnNCDs
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Millions of people worldwide do not have access and/or cannot afford NCD care. The current gap is unacceptable. We need : ✅country leaders ✅state leaders ✅community leaders ✅civil society leaders to #LeadOnNCDs & spark the necessary changes✨ 👉
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In partnership with @WHO & @Norweigan Cancer Society, the McCabe Centre hosted the Law & Tobacco Control Workshop at @UICC post #WCC2024. 40 experts shared global & European strategies to advance tobacco control & reduce the cancer burden. #GlobalHealth #FCTC #tobaccontrol
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The World Cancer Congress in Geneva put a spotlight on global efforts in cancer prevention and control - and we experienced a week of collective breakthrough, knowledge exchange and collaboration. #WCC2024 #GlobalHealth #CancerControl #humanrights #tobaccocontrol
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RT @hellisjones: Kicking off day 3 of #wcc2024 with a fantastic session on women, power and cancer- 1 year on from the landmark Lancet Com…
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Suzanne Zhou currently chairing a session with @theNCI on future directions in tobacco law & policy, exploring new & old challenges in #tobaccocontrol @MarianneHammer @lekanayoyusuf M. Parascandola M. Manusamy R. Salloum @zhousuzanne
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Ma-Anne Rosales presenting on making law work for cancer prevention, on a panel organised by @IARCWHO, alongside @CraigSinclairA of @CancerVic presenting on reducing Australian obesity. E. Weiderpass, I. Soerjomataram, P. Castle @NCI #cancer #lawandcancer #partnerships #WCC2024
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What's law got to do with it? Everything! Why cancer prevention and control is a human rights law issue – hot topic being covered now at World Cancer Congress #WCC2024 by Tarishi Desai & panel @RachelDevotsu @RKitonyo1 @kenjilopezcueva @AlejandraDecima @FatiaKiyange
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Suzanne Zhou at the World Cancer Congress in Geneva presenting on “We are what we breathe: building partnerships for clean air” - the first panel on air pollution at Congress in 70 years! #WCC2024 @zhousuanne @ninawren Isabelle Soerjomataram @PhoebeOngadi @IARCWHO
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@hellisjones Hayley Jones and Tarishi Desai presenting today at World Cancer Congress, Geneva, on advancing the rights of cancer carers. Panel shared legal, economic and personal impacts. @uicc @GavinAllman @carmenauste @JaneKabaki #cancer #humanrights #WCC2024
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