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HGEI Research Collaborator Speaks at Boston-Area Hospital

Dr. Christian Ntizimira, Head of Palliative Care Services and Former Director of Kibagabaga District Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda and Harvard Global Equity Initiative collaborator, is giving a talk at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital Hospitalist mentorship series on Friday, March 20th at 1:00pm.

News & Events § Harvard Global Equity Initiative Dr. Christian Ntizimira, Head of Palliative Care Services and Former Director of Kibagabaga District Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda and HGEI collaborator, is giving a talk at the Newton-Wellesley Hospitalist mentorship series on Friday, March 20th at 1:00pm.

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Lancet publishes announcement of Commission on Pain Control and Palliative Care

The HGEI-Lancet Commission on Global Access to Pain Control and Palliative Care (GAPCPC) has been officially announced in a Comment published in The Lancet on March 9.

"Access to palliative care ... is at the core of the right to health and is fundamental to health care," the announcement states. "Yet most of the world’s population has little or no access to pain control and palliative care, forcing patients and families to endure a tremendous burden of avoidable suffering."

The Commission was formed to marshal evidence and develop recommendations for policy change that will close this gaping "pain divide." As the announcement concludes, "What has been absent is recognition of pain control and palliative care as an essential part of health systems and a priority for investment in health: this is the motivation and rationale for the GAPCPC."

Click to view the article on The Lancet: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2815%2960289-6/fulltext

Closing the divide: the Harvard Global Equity Initiative–Lancet Commission on global access to... To view the full text, please login as a subscribed user or purchase a subscription. Click here to view the full text on ScienceDirect.

Flama, Vida, y Mujer 2015

Every year since 2005, to mark International Women’s Day, the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León (UANL) holds the Flama, Vida y Mujer (Flame, Life and Women) ceremony to recognize the successes of exemplary women whose tireless work, personality, and professionalism have made significant impacts in the areas of Governmental Development, Social Welfare, Education and Research, Business Development, and International Linkages.

HGEI is proud that Director Felicia M. Knaul is being honored today, 5 March 2015, with the Flama, Vida y Mujer award by the UANL in Monterrey, NL, Mexico.

International Women’s Day is Sunday, March 8, 2015. This year’s theme is . Check out more on International Women’s Day: http://www.internationalwomensday.com/

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Save the Date: Director Knaul will be keynote speaker at the Global Health Catalysts Cancer Summit at Harvard Medical School. The summit will provide a forum for discussion, development, and adoption of tangible actions and innovative approaches to catalyze international collaborations with Africa in cancer care research and education using radiation oncology, cancer prevention, and advocacy.

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YP Speaks tomorrow, Feb 25th, at 12 noon! Watch Dr. Laura Musambayi on the interface of NCD action & Multiple Sclerosis in Kenya.
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"Only 1 in 2 Indian women with breast cancer survives the first 5 years after diagnosis."

HGEI Director will present a video keynote address and HGEI Research Associate will present on "Closing the Cancer Divide" at the groundbreaking symposium, “Cancer Prevention in India: Catalyzing Action and Enhancing Implementation." The symposium will be held at the Metropolitan Hotel in New Delhi, India, on February 19 and 20, 2015, and was created in partnership with and lead organized by recently appointed RTI India Country Director and HGEI Scientific and Research Collaborator .

Read more about this event, which will bring together leaders and experts to address the burden of breast, oral, and cervical cancers in India on the HGEI website: http://buff.ly/1CFnxq2

HGEI’s work with partners in Mexico to close the cancer divide and overcome health disparities was highlighted in a front page article and video in the Harvard Gazette on January 29.

Escalating the fight against breast cancer Harvard had a role in creating Mexico’s decade-old comprehensive health plan for the poor — and now University researchers are helping close stubborn gaps in breast-cancer care.

Harvard Global Equity Initiative (HGEI) Director Felicia M. Knaul to give keynote at the Global Health Catalyst Cancer Summit at Harvard Medical School, March 20-21, 2015. The summit will provide a forum for discussion, development, and adoption of tangible actions and innovative approaches to catalyze international collaborations with Africa in cancer care research and education using radiation oncology, cancer prevention, and advocacy.

For more info, check out HGEI News: http://hgei.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k62597&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup96684

News & Events § Harvard Global Equity Initiative In response to a world in which cancer is a growing global health challenge, leaders in cancer policy from the USA and 14 economically diverse countries recently (Varmus et al.)concluded that successful campaigns to control cancers and improve current strategies will increasingly depend on concerted…