The first national annual conference of cancer NGOs and support groups will be held at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai from December 19 to 21, 2013 under the name of Can-India Conclave. The conference will bring together 165 NGOs from India, several from other SAARC countries and also participation from international cancer NGOs. Participation has been confirmed from NCI, USA, International Kidney Cancer Foundation, American Cancer Society, SIOP and Lymphoma Coalition). Key Indian organisations like HDFC Bank, Deloitte, Edelweiss are supporting the event.
On December 19, 2013, a competition Can-Champ will be held wherein cancer survivors and patients will perform. On December 20, 2013, awards will be given under various categories to deserving cancer NGOs and support groups, certified by Deloitte.
A high level panel discussion will be held on the same day at Auditorium Complex. The panel discussion ‘Curbing Cancer-Tsunami in India’, will discuss the magnitude of the problem and strategy to address them. This will be moderated by Hasit Joshipura, Managing Director, GSK Asia. Dr Rajan Badwe, Director of Tata Memorial Centre, Priya Dutt, film director Anurag Basu, actor Rahul Bose and Deepak Parekh, Chairman, HDFC will take part in the event.
EP News Bureau – Mumbai