! Galvanizing!Na+onal!Support!For! Interna+onal!Advocacy,!The!Use!Of!Posi+on! Statements!And!Template!LeCers!To! Maximum!Effect! Strategies)and)Tools)for)linking)Global)and)Local)Cancer)Advocacy ! ! ! ! IFEOMA!OKOYE,!MBBS ! PROFESSOR!OF!RADIOLOGY ,!College!of!Medicine,!University!of!Nigeria!Nsukka! CURRENT!CHAIR!OF!RADIOLOGY! in!University!of!Nigeria!Teaching!Hospital! Enugu!(UNTH),!AND!ASHOKA!FELLOW! Chairperson ,!AssociaGon!for!Good!Clinical!PracGce!in!Nigeria! (AGCPN )!| hKp://www.agcpng.com! CHAIRPERSON,!'BREAST!WITHOUT!SPOT'!INITIATIVE !|! hKp://www.breastwithoutspot.org! COSDIRECTOR!BONE!MARROW!REGISTRY,!NIGERIA! |! hKp://www.bonemarrownigeria.org! African!Coordinator!of!CITI!(CollaboraGve!InsGtuGonal!Training!IniGaGve!of! Univ.!Of! Miami!)! ! !
INTRODUCTION! TASK!GIVEN!TO!UICC!MEMBER!ORGANISATIONS:!! ! to!conGnue!!effecGve!and!sustained!advocacy!to!support! change!at!the!global!level!and!inWcountry.! The!key!officers!of!UICC/NCDA! ! !consistently!sent!updates!through!posiGon!statements!! to!all!Civil!society/stakeholders!on!a!list!serve,!on!plan!of! acGon,!agenda,!major!targets!&!impending!meeGngs!.! BWS!rose!up!to!this!challenge!by:! ! !disseminaGng!these!documents!! ! seeking!!‘Template!leKers’!carrying!key!targets!from!UICC! BWS!then!uGlized!these!to!send!‘content!–laden! informaGon’!!to!policy!makers!with!some!degree!of! confidence!
TOOL!KITS! Developed!over!the!years!as!an!NGO!a!rapport!with!the!Ministry!of!health,! • Media,!Healthcare!providers!in!Oncology!&!other!NGOs!! Created!easy!access!to!them!!either!by!sms!or!email!! • PosiGon!statements!from!UICC/NCDA!&!Template!leKers!–!sent!round!by!bulk/! • personal!(oneWonWone)!! SorGng!of!Contents,!!read!&!decision!taken!as!to!which!stakeholder/Policy! • maker!they!are!best!suited!for!! Advocacy!Phone!Calls!&!Emails!targeted!to!gain!access!to!the!Health!Minister!–! • Personal!Assistants!and!or!Directors,!as!well!as!directly!to!Minister � s!email/ phone!! Only!once!did!we!have!to!send!a!hard!copy!leKer!addressed!to!Minister!by! • courier! Leveraged!&!UGlized!the!Annual!InternaGonal!cancer!Week!(insGtuted!in!2009)! • to!mobilizaGon!advantage!acer!the!HLM! PRESS!CONFERENCES!–!MEDIA!BRIEFING ! •
The!3!!day! � INTERNATIONAL!CANCER!WEEK � !(ICW)! of!2011!was!used!as!a!robust!pla[orm!to! mobilize:! A) a ll!relevant!!civil!society!&!professional!associa+ons,!like! NMA,!PHN,!MWAN,!NURSES!and! � Media!Partners � !and! convince!them!x!!first!2days! B) !The!last!day!was!used!to!bring!together!in!a! � Town!Hall � ! mee+ng!format!KEY!Ministers!led!by!the!Minister!of! Health!and!relevant!representa+ves!of!the!Legisla+ve! arm!of!government,!faithSbased!organiza+ons,!women! groups!to!interact!with!the!above!primed!stake!holders!!
RESULTS! Member!organizaGons!confidently!engaged!in!advocacy!with!their!government!to!buy! • into!the!targets!! constant!updates!distributed!to!key!relevant!policy!makers!and!also!to!other!NGOs/ • NCDWCancer!stakeholders!and!the!media!brought!convicGon!&!raised!discuss! Thus!Civil!Society!advocacy/uGlizaGon!of!Template!leKers!!were!a!driving!force!in!the! • lead!up!to!the!!HLM! It!was!this!sustained,!though!subtle!pressure,!!that!defined!the!following:! • – Nigerian!Government!sent!a!high!level!delegaGon!(>35)!–!led!by!the!!Nigerian! President,!for!the!HLM!(supported!by!several!key!Ministers!&!the!Health!Minister/ DG!of!the!MDGs!in!the!country)!! – &!for!the!WHA!–!the!Health!Minister!and!the!Principal!officers!of!the!ministry!! – and!through!exchange!of!template!leKers!W!the!Principal!officers!of!the!ministry! were!mandated!by!the!Minister!to!hold!a!meeGng!with!UICC!Julie!Torrode.!! – SensiGzed!NGOs/!as!well!as!the!media,!!to!understand!they!need!to!sustain!the! advocacy!to!ensure!that!the!commitments!made!by!their!government!are! actualized!and!not!reneged!on! W The!inclusion!of!a!townWhall!meeGng!as!a!major!event!in!the!2011!InternaGonal! Cancer!Week!in!Abuja,!Nigeria,!by!the!Minister!for!Health.!!! W This!created!an!opportunity!for!policy!makers!to!be!part!of!taking!decisions!on!how!best!to! implement!the!targets!set!in!the!DeclaraGon!Document!within!the!country!
CONCLUSION! • By!!consistently!feeding!stakeholders!with!the!ongoing!! global!agenda!in!the!fight!on!NCDs!!we!successfully!set! in! mo+on!in!the!most!powerful!way!a!convincing,!! sustainable!,!and!yet!cost!effec+ve!! � tool!kit � !for! Stakeholders!to!dedicate!themselves!&!capitalize!on!their! various!!areas!of!strengths! to!work!together!with!the!lay! public,!especially!faith!based!organizaGons!and!community! groups,!to! sustain!advocacy!to!the!Nigerian!government!to! ensure!that!they!live!up!to!their!commitments.!! • as!well!as!serve!as!!pressure!groups!to!achieve!increases!in! the!level!of!aid!to!health!and!NCDs.! • This! � Model � !can!be!similarly!replicated!by!other!member! na+ons! and!could,!if!concerted,!provide!a!mechanism!and! framework!for!a!coordinated!approach!that!would!assist!in! addressing!and!monitoring!progress!to!ensure!that!the! robust!targets!and!indicators!are!in!place!by!!the!end!!of! 2012,!in!order!to!achieve!the!!"25!by!25"!commitment!made! at!the!WHA,!&!achieve!the!eleven!World!Cancer!DeclaraGon! targets!by!2020!
TOOL!KITS! Galvanizing!Na+onal!Support!For!Interna+onal!Advocacy! Stakeholder � s! Summit!– PRESS! CONFERENCES!–! Interna+onal! MEDIA!BRIEFING ! Cancer!Week! SMS! COURIER!
GALVANISED! ACTION!!NEEDS! TO!BE! SUSTAINED!!
THANK!YOU! MERCI!
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