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Global Stakeholder Engagement

Global Platform in Action: How Country-Led Collaboration is Strengthening Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines

Event Date

October 29, 2025

14:00 – 15:30 CET / 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. CDT


Hosted by Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, Executive Vice President, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and Ms. Dévora Kestel, Director a.i., WHO Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, this virtual dialogue brought together global and country leaders to explore how collaboration through the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines is driving readiness, partnership and impact across participating countries.
 

Session focus:
 

  • Reflections on the United Nations General Assembly Fourth High-Level Meeting on NCDs
  • Defining Country Readiness in the Context of the Global Platform
  • Collective Action in Practice: Achieving Country Readiness
  • Country Perspectives: Key Lessons Learned

 

Hosted by:
 

Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo
Executive Vice President,
Director, St. Jude Global
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

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Ms. Dévora Kestel
Director a.i.,
Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH)
World Health Organization

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