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DevelopmentsanD InnovatIons
Fighti
CanC
int
Developi
Wor
DevelopmentsanD innovation
paCt
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hotos credits:
hau Doan for IAEA: pages 7, 28
. Calma/IAEA: page 3
. de Bode/WHO: page 20
M. Kokic/WHO: pages 27, 29-31
Omobono/IAEA: page 19
Perrier-Bonnet/AMCC-INCTR: page 22. Ryan-Rappaport/IAEA: page 24, back
. Sachetti/IAEA: cover, pages 2, 6, 8, 9, 13, 14, 23, back
WHO: pages 4, 5, 10-12
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ForeWorD
Cancer is more than a health concern; indeveloping countries it is a looming crisis.
Cancer already kills more people globallythan tuberculosis, HIV, and malaria combined,and the number is growing quickly. Unlesswe take urgent action, by 2030 over thirteenmillion people will die from cancer every year.The majority of these deaths will occur in
developing countries.
Cancer is not a death sentence; there areproven ways to prevent and cure cancer. Onethird of all cancers can be prevented, and athird can be successfully cured.
The IAEA has been working for over 40 yearsto bring radiotherapy, a highly effectivetreatment for cancer, to low and middleincome countries. The need for radiotherapy,
which can shrink and eliminate cancertumours, is very high in developing countries,where many cancers are diagnosed too late foreffective treatment. Sadly, in the developingworld, only 20% of patients who needradiotherapy can access it today.
This is why I decided to make the ghtagainst cancer in developing countries myrst priority when I became Director Generalin December 2009. But, developing radiation
medicine capacity is not enough to tacklecancer; a comprehensive approach is needed.Through its Programme of Action for CancerTherapy (PACT), the IAEA is combining itsexpertise in radiation medicine with theexperience of the World Health Organizationand other international partners to delivercomprehensive cancer control to the places
that need it most.
I call on everyone to take action to ght thecancer crisis in developing countries. PACT isdemonstrating how we can achieve successthrough partnerships in the ght to savemillions of lives by closing the gap in cancercontrol between rich and poor countries. Let's
work together to save lives.Yukiya Amano
IAEA Director General
foreworD
IAEA Director General Calls for
Support in the Fight Against Cancer
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People living in developing countries deserveaccess to proven standards of cancer controland care.
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tableoF Contents
The Call to Fight Cancer 6
IAEA's Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT) 8
Current Cancer Crisis 12
Supporting Sustainable Solutions 14
PACT's Global Presence 16
Cancer Control: A Vital Investment 18
How PACT Helps 20
Innovations 22
Programme Highlights 26
Achievement Through Strategic Partnerships 29
How You Can Help 30
Did
you
know
40% ofall cancer
deaths can b
prevented
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the callto fIght cance
72% of
cancer cases
occur in
developingcountries
the Callto Fight CanCer
Cancer is a global problem. In2010, cancer will kill nearly eightmillion people worldwide, whileover 13 million new patients willbe diagnosed with this disease.According to the World HealthOrganization (WHO), more thantwo thirds of these new cases
and cancer deaths will occur inthe developing world, where theincidence of cancer continues toincrease at alarming rates.
For new cancer patients luckyenough to receive treatment,a long process of medical careawaits. For example, the average
treatment of ovarian cancerrequires 368 hours of therapyin the rst year alone. For manypeople in developing countries,cancer treatment is unaffordableor, more commonly, unavailable.Currently, there are 30 nations thahave no radiotherapy machines,
and most cancer cases in low andmiddle income countries will bediagnosed too late to cure thedisease.
The failure to include cancer andother non-communicable diseasesin the Millennium DevelopmentGoals has resulted in global funds
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being directed away from cancer, leavingmen and women diagnosed with cancer indeveloping countries largely forgotten.
Cancer and other non-communicable diseasescontinue to be grossly underfunded. Currently,non-communicable diseases are responsiblefor 60% of deaths globally, but only receive
about 1% of health funding worldwide.But there are many reasons for hope.
Effective treatment for cancer exists andcomprehensive cancer control programmeshave worked in high income countries.There, although cancer continues to affect
the population, the rate of cancer illnessand death has steadied, and many peoplediagnosed with cancer can expect to surviveand live healthy and productive lives aftertreatment.
New resources, in the form of medicalequipment, medicine or health workers,
can have an immediate, positive effect.But achieving positive results requirescoordinated action, based on a strategic andsystematic approach. PACT is working to buildpartnerships and bring the resources of theglobal health community together to ghtcancer around the world.
the callto fIght cancer
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Iaea's programmeof actIonfor cancer therap
In developingcountries,
about 70% of allcancer cases arediagnosed too
late.
iaea's programmeoF aCtionFor
CanCertherapy (paCt)
The IAEA, a specialized Agencyof the United Nations, is one ofthe world's leading organizationsdedicated to the peaceful uses ofnuclear science and technology.
A critically important applicationof nuclear science is radiationmedicine, which is often the onlyoption for the diagnosis andtreatment of cancer. Controlled
doses of radiation can help shrink,and even eliminate, canceroustumours. Radiation medicine isalso used to help diagnose canceraccurately and reduce the pain
and suffering associated with thedisease. Approximately 5060%of people with cancer needradiotherapy at some point duringtheir treatment.
For the last 40 years, the IAEAhas provided radiotherapyequipment and training to cancercentres in over 115 developingMember States. Based on this
experience on the ground, theIAEA has recognized that providingradiotherapy equipment andtraining is not sufcient to addressa country's cancer burden.
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Unless comprehensive national plans tocontrol cancer are put in place, rates of cancerwill not be reduced. However, countries needassistance to generate the resources andcapacity needed to implement comprehensivecancer control guidelines and provide servicesto their populations. In addition, the differentstakeholders ghting cancer need to shareinformation and fully align themselves withthe cancer control plans being developed.
That is why the IAEA established PACT in2004. PACT is an umbrella programme forall of the IAEA's cancer related activities. Inthis role, PACT assists countries to developcomprehensive national cancer control plans,following WHO guidelines, and works tosynchronize the efforts of the IAEA, WHO andother partners, supporting cancer care andcontrol around the world.
To ease the suffering of those who have been,and will be, touched by cancer, PACT hascontinued to be innovative in its approachto support the cancer control efforts of lowand middle income countries. This innovationcomes through PACT's core strategy, whichis designed to assist developing nations toassess their cancer burden, establish thepartnerships needed to create an effectivecancer control plan and provide the trainingnecessary to make cancer control planning a
success.
The global outreach of the IAEA provides theprogramme with a unique understandingof the cancer burden faced by developingnations all over the world, and offers anunmatched opportunity to make a profounddifference in the global struggle againstcancer.
Iaea's programmeof actIonfor cancer therapy
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why pact
Cancer is increasingly treatable in developed countries, bu
many developing countries lack the equipment and human
resources to respond effectively to the growing epidemic o
this terrible disease.
Yukiya Amano, IAEA Director General
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why pact?
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Current CanCerCrisis
The world is facing a global cancer crisis. Often considered as a richworld disease, cancer is quickly becoming a public health catastrophe for
countries throughout the developing world. If urgent action is not taken,84 million people will die from cancer in the next ten years.
Every minute, fourteen people die of cancer.
Cancer kills more people than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malariacombined.
Nearly 12.7 million new cancer cases and 7.6 million cancer deathsoccurred worldwide in 2008. Of these, more than half of the new cases,and nearly two thirds of deaths, were in developing countries.
More than a third of cancers can be prevented and a third can be cured
if detected early and treated properly. In developing countries, 70% of cancer cases are diagnosed too late to
be successfully treated.
current cancer crIsI
84 millionpeople, mostof them in
developing
countries, willdie of cancer
in the next
10 years
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Meeting Muzne
Muzne Abubakar Haibar, a 40year old mother of four, comesfrom Zanzibar, a picturesquegem of an island known for itsbeautiful beaches and stony citycenter. About three years ago,
Muzne discovered a lump in herbreast, and quickly sought medicatreatment. She was rst diagnosedwith breast cancer at Ocean RoadCancer Institute in 2008, and had apartial mastectomy, performed atthe time. Muzne soon followed upthis treatment with chemotherapyand immediately showed positivesigns that doctors had removed a
cancerous tissue.Unfortunately, the cancer returnedmonths later, as Muzne began toexperience deep pain within herchest. Her doctors then opted fora full mastectomy and a furtherregimen of chemotherapy.
I thought I was OK then,she explained, recounting theexperience of losing a breast tosurgery. Muzne described the tollthat her cancer had taken, notjust on her body but on her familyas well. Since Zanzibar is a threehour ferry ride to Dar es Salaam,she needed to be away fromher family for weeks at a timefor surgery, chemotherapy andrecovery.
Her ght took yet anotherunfortunate turn for the worsewhen doctors discovered thather cancer had metastasized, orspread, to her spine. She nowreceives radiotherapy and remainshopeful that she will pull through.
current cancer crIsIs
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current cancer crIsI
supporting sustainable solutions
PACT is more than just a programme addressing a vital,
critical global health need [PACT] focuses on cost
effectiveness and on building sustainable relationships
between recipient countries and donors.
His Excellency, Mr. Glyn T. Davies, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the United
tates of America to the IAEA, World Cancer Day, 4 February 2010
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Country OwnershipCommitment from Member States isessential for success. While PACT offersits assistance, governments must takeownership and responsibility for theirefforts to control cancer. To reinforce thisidea, PACT promotes WHO's approachof National Cancer Control Programmes(NCCP) as the most efcient way to controlcancer locally. NCCPs are comprehensivenational programmes that employstrategies that are both cost effective anduniversally benecial. They are developedjointly with, and implemented by,governments working to establish a planfor long term action against cancer.
Transfer of Knowledge and TrainingEquipment itself is insufcient to addressthe cancer crisis and many countriesrecognize that lack of human resourcesis the greatest obstacle to advancingcancer control capacity. To furtherthe capabilities of developing cancerprogrammes, PACT facilitates access tonumerous training opportunities and is
working to establish regional training andeducational mentoring networks, bringingother organizations to the country. Thesewill serve to increase the availability ofcancer treatment, the number of cancercare professionals and, eventually, improvecancer survival rates in developingcountries.
Building RelationshipsLasting partnerships between developingcountries and potential donors or mentorsmerge resources and offer support andfunding beyond what the IAEA is able tooffer on its own. Through establishingregional networks, PACT also providesMember States with the potential to
support one another in building cancercontrol programmes.
supportIng sustaInable solutIons
Saving lives and improvingcancer outcomes indeveloping countries requian immense, long termcommitment to promoting
long lasting cancer controlsolutions. PACT workscontinuously to supportthese sustainable solutions
Country ownership
Transfer of knowledge antraining
Building relationships
Source: WHO
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programmeof actIonfor cancer therapmPACT conducted:
Afghanistan
Burkina Faso
Cte d'Ivoire
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Georgia
Guatemala
Kenya
MadagascarMalawi
Mauritania
Montenegro
Morocco
Niger
Peru
Republic of Moldova
Senegal
Serbia
Syrian Arab Republic
UgandaZambia
ACT Model
Demonstration Sites:
Albania
Ghana
Mongolia
Nicaragua
Sri Lanka
United Republic of
TanzaniaVietnam
Yemen
Major donor
ountries*:
Canada
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Hungary
India
Korea, Republic of
Monaco
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Spain
Switzerland
United States of
America
paCt's glob
* Donor countries to PACT includes countries that have contributed $10 000 or more to PACT Programme, excluding thecash contributions given by the 58 Member States from the 2004 cash surplus, and other donors, such as OPEC Fund forInternational Development, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, UN Women's Guild and UN Federal Credit Union.
Country is not yet a full IAEA Member State.
The boundaries shown on this map do not imply ofcial endorsement or acceptance by the IAEA..
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imPACT reque Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Benin Bolivia Bosnia and
Herzegovina Botswana
Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde
Central AfricRepublic
Chad Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon
Gambia Haiti Honduras Indonesia Iraq Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya
Malaysia Mali Mauritius Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Nigeria Pakistan Panama Papua New G Paraguay
Philippines Romania Sierra Leone Sudan Tajikistan Tunisia Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Zimbabwe
Palestinian
Authority
presenCe
PACT Model Demonstration Site (PMDS) [8]
Already received a preliminary or full imPACT review [21]
Planned to receive an imPACT review [53]
Major donor countries* to PACT
82 countries have requested assistance to date.
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CanCerControl:
a vital investment
n developingcountries
almost 70%
of women
with cervical
cancer will
not survive
cancer control: a vItal Investmen
Cancer causes poverty. Itdecimates savings and robsfamilies of income earners.Already, over 85% of health costs
in low income countries are paidout of pocket and more than 100million people are pushed intopoverty every year because theyhave to pay for health care. Insome Asian countries, the averagecost of one hospital stay for canceris greater than a farmer's yearlywage.
Comprehensive cancer controlis the process through whichall areas of cancer control, fromprevention to palliative care, are
coordinated to reduce the impactof cancer in the community.For comprehensive cancercontrol to be successful, severalcancer components must besynchronized, providing for astrong and unied approach tocancer care.
P D & u
Preventionontrolling ancer
isk Factors
arly Detectionarly Diagnosis
and Screening
Diagnosis & reatmentFollow-p and ehabilitation
(Pathology, Radiology and
Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy,
Chemotherapy, Surgery, Other)
Palliative areSymptom ontrol & Manage
(Opiates and adiotherap
Psychosocial and spirital s
Bereavement spport for fa
and caregivers
Mltidisciplinary dcation, ancer raining and esearch(dvocacy, Pblic dcation, Policy, egislation and esorce Mobilization)
ancer pidemiology and Srveillance System
ancer Knowledge ransfer and echnology valations
dministrative, Financial and echnical apacity to Manage the Programme
Poplation based ancer ontrol Programmes(WHO Gidelines on Planning, Management and valation)
Integrated System for Comprehensive Cancer ControlMaximize the Impact of Interventions inclding
adiotherapy throgh Balanced Investments across the System
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cancer control: a vItal Investment
On a larger scale, the sheer numberof cancer cases and deaths impact thenational economy. The World Bank notesthat the cost of chronic diseases, such ascancer, ranges from 0.02 to 6.77% of GDP.Another estimate found that a 1% increasein the rate of chronic disease correspondsto a 0.05% decline in economic growth.
Much of this cost is avoidable. Investmentsin comprehensive cancer control canreduce the cost to both individuals and
governments. Currently, in developingcountries, more than two thirds of cancerpatients are diagnosed very late, makingthem complex and expensive to treat.Taking action in cancer prevention willreduce the number of cancer cases, andearly detection programmes can ensurethat cancers are found earlier and treatedat a lower cost. Of course, some of thereturns on investment in cancer control arepriceless they relieve suffering and savelives.
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hoW paCt helps
To lessen the burden of cancerin the developing world, PACTemploys several different strategiesand approaches, each with specicmethods and objectives.
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Fighting Cancer with Understanding
To better understand the cancer issues facingthe developing regions of the world, PACTand its partners have developed innovativeassessment tools to enable Member Statesto analyse their cancer burden. Through theintegrated missions of PACT (imPACT) reviews,
the status of policies, plans and infrastructurerelated to all areas of cancer control areexamined by a multidisciplinary team, in orderto develop intervention packages that respondto each country's specic needs.
To ensure long term success, imPACT reviewmissions are carried out by experts fromIAEA/PACT, WHO and other internationalpartners, only in Member States that requestassistance and are committed to advancing
their nation's ght against cancer. In the pastsix years, PACT has performed cancer controlassessments in almost 30 countries in Europe,Asia, Africa and Latin America, with about 50additional countries requesting cancer needsassessments.
Fighting Cancer with Partnerships
To illustrate the benets of collaboration onnational cancer control programmes, PACT has
established global models for action, calledPACT Model Demonstration Sites (PMDS).PMDS receive assistance in the design,implementation and evaluation of nationalcancer control plans and are given support inresource mobilization, to advance all aspectsof cancer control in a timely and balancedmanner.
These sites demonstrate the potential that alldeveloping nations have to achieve greater
success in the struggle to control cancer. Thisprovides low and middle income countrieswith not only a solid example from which tolearn, but also hope in knowing that othernations overcame difcult circumstancesto achieve improving cancer standards andoutcomes. PACT currently maintains eightPMDS, located in Africa, Asia, Latin America
and Europe. Four additional PMDS arebeing considered to make a total of 12 pilotcountries.
Fighting Cancer with Training forHealth Professionals
One of the most commonly overlooked
aspects of effective cancer control is thetraining of individuals capable of providing themedical care needed in developing areas. InAfrica alone, there is a shortage of nearly 3000cancer care workers. To reduce this shortage,PACT and its partners have launched theVUCCnet initiative. This initiative establishesa Virtual University for Cancer Control and asupport networkof recognized regional cancetraining and mentoring centres.
The aim of this programme is to increase thenumber and capacity of cancer professionalsby providing low cost distance learningopportunities for prospective healthprofessionals in participating countries. Theseeducational efforts are provided in additionto practical training and regional certication.The VUCCnet, nancially supported by theUSA, the IAEA and the private sector, iscurrently in its pilot phase in Africa, with futureplans to expand the programme throughoutthe developing world.
how pact helps
Source: Globocan 2008
developing countries
developed countries
BREAST
268 879 189 488 241 969 33 159
CERVIX
deaths annually
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InnovatIon
PACT established the AdvisoryGroup on increasing access toRadiotherapy Technologies indeveloping countries (AGaRT)in 2009. AGaRT brings togetherradiotherapy users in low and
middle income countries,international organizations andexperts, and major radiotherapyequipment manufacturers toensure that developing countries'radiation medicine requirementsare met by the diagnosticand therapy equipment beingproduced.
The Advisory Group providesan unprecedented platformthrough which all partiescan voice their concerns andrequirements, establishing amutual understanding between
radiotherapy users and suppliers.It addresses issues of cost, safety,availability and complexity toprovide the developing worldwith machines that are affordable,reliable, safer and easier to use,making the spread of radiationmedicine as wide as possible.
Some of themost commoncancer typesave high cure
rates whenetected earlyand treatedaccording tobest practice
innovationsPACT prides itself on not only utilizing the latest advances incomprehensive cancer control expertise, but also on generating its ownapproaches to further extend the reach of cancer control efforts.
Making Radiotherapy Affordable
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Connecting Regional Stakeholders
As a means to connect Member Statesworking towards the common goal ofcomprehensive cancer care and control,PACT has developed regional cancer trainingand mentoring networks. Through thesenetworks, countries developing cancer control
programmes can work together with MemberStates in the region who have strong cancerprogrammes, to share relevant knowledge,best practices and positive experiences. Thisprovides Member States with a vehicle to aidin the improvement of cancer care and controlthroughout their region and establishes aforum through which all participating nationscan improve their cancer control capabilities.These networks also provide Member States
with the power to develop on their own,and become acquainted with strategies thathave worked for other nations sharing similarsettings.
Providing Cost Effective Training
Without an adequate number of cancercontrol professionals, there is no hope ofproperly preventing and curing cancer, even ifall the drugs or equipment were available. Theonline learning tool to be developed throughVUCC will facilitate access to cancer control
education for people in low and middleincome countries that do not have access tothe facilities needed to obtain the trainingnecessary to work in cancer control. Utilizingonline education combined with adequatepractical training helps reduce costs, allowingmore people to be trained; it also combatsbrain drain, by permitting those being trainedto remain in their native country. This costeffective training will help increase the numbe
of health care professionals in participatingMember States and ease the cancer burdenaround the world.
InnovatIons
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why pact
Cancer is increasingly treatable in developed countries, bu
many developing countries lack the equipment and human
resources to respond effectively to the growing epidemic o
this terrible disease.
Yukiya Amano, IAEA Director General
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why pact?
The increase in cancer in low and middle income countri
could be described as a misfortune. If we fail to do anythin
about this situation, which is already upon us, then that
would be a calamity... It is time to do something. I think th
PACT programme at the IAEA is an inspiration.
Dr. Peter Boyle, President, International Prevention Research Institute and formDirector, International Agency for Research on Cancer (2004-2008)
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programme hIghlIght
2004
IAEA Board of Governors and Member States endorse the creation of
PACT.
2005
World Health Assembly welcomes the PACT initiative and asks theDirector General of WHO to explore the development of a jointprogramme with the IAEA on cancer prevention, control, treatment andresearch.
Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the IAEA. A portion of the prize moneyis contributed to PACT.
2006 African Nobel Laureates Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu
voice support for PACT.
First major meeting of PACT international partners is held.
PMDS are established in Albania, Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, the UnitedRepublic of Tanzania, Vietnam and Yemen.
2007
Over 70 health professionals from developing countries are supportedby PACT to attend international training courses on cancer control.
Albania, Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, and Yemen hold their rst nationalmeetings on cancer control. The United Republic of Tanzania andVietnam establish national steering committees and working groupsbegin to plan cancer control implementation priorities.
OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) donates $500 000 tosupport PMDS, bringing total PMDS pledges and in-kind contributionsto over $2.4 million.
The Republic of Korea runs a unique fundraising campaign for PACT,contributed to by thousands of individual Korean citizens.
2008
PACT mobilizes $13.5 million in long term development loans for cancercontrol in Ghana, funded by OFID and the Arab Bank for EconomicDevelopment in Africa (BADEA).
All PMDS work on national cancer control planning.
programme highlights
Tobacco
causes
8090%of all lung
cancer
deaths,
and about
30% of
all cancerdeaths in
developing
countries
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2009
A joint Programme for Cancer Control is formally signed between WHO and the IAEA. The rst
WHOIAEA Steering Committee was held in Vienna in July. PACT organizes a side event at the rst International Conference on Advances in Radiation
Oncology, which becomes the basis for AGaRT.
PACT adds Ghana as PMDS.
2010
PACT receives a pledge of $4 million from F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd and the Roche AfricanResearch Foundation to help launch the pilot phase of the VUCCnet initiative in Ghana, theUnited Republic of Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
PACT has coordinated comprehensive imPACT reviews in 29 countries throughout the world. AGaRT holds its rst meeting in Vienna, paving the way for international collaboration to
increase the availability of radiotherapy machines worldwide.
PACT adds Mongolia as PMDS, bringing the total number of model sites to eight.
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programme hIghlIght
The PACT programme was built on the principle of taking whatwe have learned, and applying it where we can.
Ambassador Nancy Goodman Brinkerormer US Ambassador and WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control
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achIevement through strategIc partnershIp
aChievement through
strategiC partnership
One of the most unique aspects of the PACT programme is its focus on partnership to achieve thebest possible results in furthering the global campaign to control cancer in the developing world.Since its inception, PACT has been devoted to forging partnerships with all organizations workingto ght cancer, from WHO to private sector corporations.
PACT believes in the strength and effectiveness of a partnership approach, as the global cancercrisis demands coordinated action. PACT is proud to have shaped strong partnerships with:
WHO and its regional and country ofces, including a WHOIAEA Joint Programme onCancer Control.
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). International Union Against Cancer (UICC) and International Network for Cancer Treatment
and Research (INCTR).
National cancer institutes in Brazil, Egypt, France and the USA, and Tata Memorial Centre(India).
NGOs, including the American Cancer Society (ACS), Breast Health Global Initiative (BHGI),PATH, National Foundation for Cancer Research and the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Private sector, including the Roche African Research Foundation and Best MedicalInternational, Inc.
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how you can hel
Small investments can make a big difference. Donating to cancer control indeveloping countries delivers real results to the people that need it most.Every dollar counts.
Less than $1 is needed to pay for one outpatient visit for chemotherapy.
$3 covers the cost of a PAP smear, helping to detect cervical cancer early
$10 will provide for one complete HPV examination in low incomecountries, preventing cervical cancer.
$100 can relieve pain for a month by providing a 30 day supply ofmorphine.
$350 pays for the complete costs of breast cancer treatment in Asiancountries.
$1500 is the total cost per life saved with radiation therapy in Nigeria.
$5000 covers the cost of training a radiotherapist.
$50 000 covers the cost of one imPACT mission.
$450 000 is the cost of one basic radiotherapy machine.
$500 000 extends the VUCCnet distance learning apparatus to fouradditional African Member States.
$5 000 000 covers one cancer centre, including all necessary equipmentand staff, capable of treating hundreds of patients per year.
hoW you Can help
Only 3.1% of
the$285 billion
spent annuallyon global
cancer caregoes to
developingcountries
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Cancer is a serious problem in developing countries; it shouldbe recognized as a vital part of the global health agenda.
Yukiya AmanoIAEA Director General
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For more information about PACT or to ndout more about becoming a PACT partneror donor, please contact:
Massoud SamieiPACT Programme DirectorInternational Atomic Energy AgencyVienna International Centre
P.O. Box 1001400 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: (+43 1) 2600 22327/22328Fax: (+43 1) 2600 7 22328
Printed by the IAEA in AustriaSeptember 201010-3859
United
Against
Cancer
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