ACS Participates in AORTIC Conference 2009; Record Attendance of More Than 700 Global Government and Health Leaders
American Cancer Society staff and volunteers took part in a major African cancer conference organized by the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) and supported by the American Cancer Society and other organizations, held from Nov. 11-14 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. AORTIC Conference 2009, the third meeting of its kind, convened more than 700 global government and health leaders, the largest gathering of experts on the continent. Through presentations and workshops, conference participants addressed the growing cancer pandemic in Africa and how to make cancer control a priority on the health care agendas of all African countries.
ACS hosted pre-conference workshops on cancer and tobacco control for African nongovernmental organizations and journalists. During the conference, ACS staff and volunteers delivered presentations at key plenary sessions and workshops on tobacco control, advocacy, and cancer planning.
To read about ACS activities at AORTIC Conference 2009, please visit our ACS AORTIC blog and our Global Fight Against Cancer blog.
To download a copy of the new ACS-supported report on tobacco control launched in Tanzania, Global Voices: Rebutting the Tobacco Industry, Winning Smokefree Air, please click on the following link to download the report.
His Excellency Jakaya Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, speaks at AORTIC Conference 2009.
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