Open AccessUnion for I nternational Cancer Control I nternational Session: Healthcare Economics: The significance of the UN summit non‐communicable diseases political declaration in A sia
Author(s) -
Akaza Hideyuki,
Kawahara Norie,
Masui Tohru,
Takeyama Kunihiko,
Nogimori Masafumi,
Roh Jae Kyung
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
cancer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.035
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1349-7006
pISSN - 1347-9032
DOI - 10.1111/cas.12142
Subject(s) - summit , declaration , session (web analytics) , political science , politics , international relations , cancer , health care , economic growth , development economics , public administration , medicine , law , geography , economics , business , physical geography , advertising
The J apan National Committee for the Union for I nternational Cancer Control ( UICC ) and UICC ‐ A sia Regional Office ( ARO ) organized an international session as part of the official program of the 71st Annual Meeting of the J apanese Cancer Association to discuss the topic “Healthcare Economics: The Significance of the UN Summit non‐communicable diseases ( NCD s) Political Declaration in A sia.” The presenters and participants discussed the growing cost of cancer in the A sian region and the challenges that are faced by the countries of A sia, all of which face budgetary and other systemic constraints in tackling and controlling cancer in the region. The session benefited from the participation of various stakeholders, including cancer researchers and representatives of the pharmaceutical industry. They discussed the significance of the UN Political Declaration on the prevention and control of NCD s (2011) as a means of boosting awareness of cancer in the A sian region and also addressed the ways in which stakeholders can cooperate to improve cancer control and treatment. Other issues that were covered included challenges relating to pharmaceutical trials in A sia and how to link knowledge and research outcomes. The session concluded with the recognition that with the onset of a super‐aged society in most countries in A sia and an increasing focus on quality of life rather than quantity of life, it is more important than ever for all stakeholders to continue to share information and promote policy dialogue on cancer control and treatment.