Building capacity through the ICCP
The International Cancer Control Partnership (ICCP), formed in 2012, unites key international organizations to promote and support cancer control efforts globally.
Until recently, the cancer community lacked an effective forum to coordinate cancer control planning efforts at both the national and global level. Formed in 2012 following discussions at the World Cancer Congress in Montreal, the International Cancer Control Partnership (ICCP) is one of the key measures being taken to bridge the gaps in cancer control planning. The ICCP is a collective of key international organizations united in their efforts to promote and support cancer control.
Supporting countries across the NCCP cycle
The Planning Cycle is a process that support the development and implementation of an effective population-based NCCP addressing social determinants of health, prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, palliative care and survivorship at all health system and societal levels.
This cycle is a process that helps every country to develop its own unique plan because the cancer problems and the systems dealing with these problems are different in each country.
The ICCP aims to assist cancer control planners across this planning cycle by:
Providing a knowledge-base for cancer planners
- Creating a searchable database of current Cancer and NCD Plans from around the world to learn from on the experiences of those who have already developed cancer control plans and are now implementing them.
- Providing facilitated access to materials and tools reflecting best practices in one place on this Web portal
Addressing the needs of cancer planners
- Offering technical assistance from major global stakeholders in a coordinated manner
- Achieving assessments for capacity building
- Training personnel from a multidisciplinary perspective and with targets and evaluation strategies
- Providing networking opportunities for sharing experiences and best practice amongst decision-makers, such as the Prevention Network.
Advocating for making cancer control plans a priority
- Positioning cancer control as a central part of the global NCDs movement
- Performing analysis of gaps and highlighting priority areas for inclusion in the plans
- Providing a platform for connecting in-country cancer planners with members of the partnership and UICC members.
