War on Cancer Middle East Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1 May 2018

Description:
Cancer in the Middle East is on the rise. Poor healthcare access, late presentation and a change in lifestyles have meant that cancer incidence is due to rise faster than any region in the world by 2030, to almost double what it was in 2012. Yet poor data on cancer incidence, mortality and patient satisfaction, makes meeting the challenge all the more difficult. For patients, overcoming the fatalism and stigma surrounding cancer is an additional barrier to treatment.

In 2015, The Economist Events declared war on cancer at an inaugural summit in London. Since then, we have taken the conversation from Boston to Hong Kong, Singapore to Oslo, to explore the most pressing issues in policy and financing, treatment and care across the globe. Bringing together a diverse audience from the policy, finance, and medical communities, our aim has been to share best practice and to catalyse action; breaking down silos to confront the enormous challenge cancer presents.

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Speakers: HRH PRINCESS GHIDA TALAL Chairperson, King Hussein Cancer Foundation and Centre, HRH PRINCESS DINA MIRED President elect, UICC, DR MOHAMMED BUSHNAQ President, Jordanian Palliative Care and Pain Management Society, LAMA RIACHI Co-founder and creative director, Blessed, RICHARD SULLIVAN Professor, cancer and global health, Kings College London, SAWSAN A. S. AL MADHI Director general, Friends of Cancer Patients

Time: 8:00 am to 6:30 pm