Davos 2017 - Press Conference: C/Can 2025 - Changing the future of cancer in urban populations ...
Channel: World Economic Forum
Date: 2017-01-17

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With 1 in 3 people directly affected by the disease, cancer is one of the world’s most pressing health concerns, killing more people than HIV/AIDS, malaria and Tuberculosis combined each year. The disease is estimated to cost world economies as much as US$1.16 trillion annually - a figure that is projected to grow exponentially if action is not taken now to reduce the spiralling growth in the number of cases and the impact on both individuals and healthcare budgets.

The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) has formed a partnership with the World Economic Forum to create ‘C/ Can 2025: City Cancer Challenge’, to address the urgent need to move political commitments made at the global level into fully functional, comprehensive cancer solutions, which can reach the majority of the world’s population.

- Cary Adams, Chief Executive Officer, Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
- Michael Berkowitz, President, 100 Resilient Cities, The Rockefeller Foundation
- Edwin Macharia, Partner, Dalberg Global Development Advisors
- Christoph Franz, Chairman, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd

Moderated by
- Georg Schmitt, Media Lead, Corporate Affairs and Foundations, World Economic Forum