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Draft Policy for Cancer in the Caribbean

Event is planned for October 8th 2025.

Regional Cancer Policy Dialogue: Scoping Meeting

October 8, 2025 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. AST Virtual via Zoom

Join regional health leaders for a pivotal virtual scoping meeting to shape the future of cancer prevention and control policy in the Caribbean. This dialogue, chaired by Dr. Kamario De Castro of Antigua and Barbuda, will bring together experts from CARPHA, PAHO, and regional ministries of health.

Participants will collaborate in focused working groups on key themes:

Policy Mapping
Prevention & Control Measures
Data Strategy
Access & Sustainability

The goal is to identify critical gaps, prioritize high-impact interventions, and lay the foundation for a coordinated regional cancer policy. Help us turn discussion into action to combat cancer across the Caribbean.

Session will be conducted online via Zoom.

Caribbean Cancer Portal Live!

Scoping Meeting: Development of Cancer Prevention and Control Policy

8 October, 2025.  6 – 8 p.m.

Access Link:  https://sgu.zoom.us/j/98485767310?pwd=QlKgk1qKSSYWcwqPyAfcKW1jqjHaxo.1

Chair – Dr. Kamario De Castro (Chief Medical Officer, Antigua and Barbuda)

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