Events: Feb 2021

Show your support for World Cancer Day

4 February 2021
Press and media
World Cancer Day every 4 February is the global uniting initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). By raising worldwide awareness, improving education and catalysing personal, collective and government action, we're working together to reimagine a world where millions of...

IDF launch of Diabetes Epidemiological Studies guide

4 February 2021
Press and media
Join IDF next week on Thursday 4 February 2021, 12:00 p.m. CET for a virtual launch of their new guide for Diabetes Epidemiology Studies. The guide is intended to help researchers conduct proficient and high-quality diabetes epidemiological studies and help inform future diabetes and health service...

Webinar: on COVID-19 Vaccines - Global Solidarity to enable access to vaccines during a pandemic

4 February 2021
As we enter the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, expedited and ongoing authorisations of new COVID-19 vaccines have posed unique challenges to national regulatory authorities around the world, as well as demonstrated unprecedented regulatory cooperation and regulatory agility through the...

WHO Strategic Spotlight - “THE TRANSFORMATIVE GLOBAL SHIFT IN APPROACH: Empowering People with NCDs to become agents of change to Build Forward Better"

4 February 2021
Press and media
Thursday 4 February 2021 at 13:00 CET About People living with NCDs (PLWNCDs) are at the heart of a deadly burden which causes 82% of premature deaths in low-and middle-income (LMIC) countries. PLWNCDs, their healthcare providers and the communities they serve have a first-hand knowledge on how...