Introducing the IAEA/PACT: Partnership and the PACT Model Demonstration Site (PMDS) approach Rolando Camacho-Rodriguez A/Head of the PACT Programme Office (PPO) 2012 World Cancer Congress IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
The IAEA Mission “Atoms for Peace” Maximizing the contribution of nuclear technology to society, while verifying its peaceful use Three pillars: • Safeguards & verification • Safety & security • Science & technology IAEA
Department of Nuclear Sciences & Applications • Human health • Food and agriculture (FAO) • Water resource management • Protection of marine and terrestrial environment • Industry IAEA
Department of Technical Cooperation Promoting tangible socio-economic impact by contributing directly to the major sustainable development priorities of each country • Transfer of nuclear-related technology when and where it has a comparative advantage • Human capacity building • 128 recipient countries in 2012 IAEA
IAEA expenditure on cancer TC projects 1980-2011 EUROPE $60 million ASIA and the PACIFIC $55 million AFRICA $76 million LATIN AMERICA $65 million INTERREGIONAL $7 million IAEA TOTAL EXPENDITURE 5 5 $263 million * These figures do not include IAEA’s corresponding overhead costs.
Inequity in access to radiotherapy Radiotherapy programmes offered by the IAEA are an essential part of the treatment of cancer There is a shortfall of over 5 000 radiotherapy machines in developing countries IAEA Source: IAEA-DIRAC (2010)
2005 Nobel Peace Prize and IAEA Response to Cancer Control To the IAEA and its Director General “for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way.” IAEA
Promoting an integrated approach WHO/IAEA Prevention Joint Programme on Cancer Control Early X-Rays Mammography Detection CT Scan IAEA + partners IAEA - PACT - Radiation medicine for Radiation diagnostic Diagnosis Comprehensive cancer Nuclear medicine cancer control management &Treatment Radiotherapy + Radiation safety Palliative Palliative radiations Care IAEA
Complementing IAEA core expertise Partnerships • WHO Headquarters, Regional and Country Offices and IARC (Joint Programme 2009) • Key international cancer control organizations (INCTR, UICC, … ) • Several national cancer institutes and centres ( US-NCI, INCa, INCA … ) • Private sector, foundations IAEA
Advocating for cancer control Advocacy and outreach IAEA
Mobilizing resources PACT’s Role Development Banks Direct OFID/BADEA – Ghana World Bank Support, raise awareness, proposals Member Bilateral Direct etc. Australia – Vietnam States Saudi Arabia – Yemen India – Vietnam EU – Africa Regional Coordination, proposals, Grants to disbursement PMDS projects OFID- ALB, URT, NIC Health Canada – URT MDS Nordion – NIC, URT NCI training Grants to PACT Funds for core operations general fund PACT IAEA Extrabudgetary; Programme Office IAEA Foundations; Private Sector; Individuals
Increasing Support from Member States • Spain: EUR 500,000 for PMDS Nicaragua and North Africa • Monaco: EUR 175,000 for Niger + 125 for PMDS Mongolia • Korea: $220,000 M for PMDS in Asia, training, imPACT ! KONICOF/KIRAMS Practical Arrangements • France: EUR 130,000 for African French speaking countries ! INCa Practical Arrangements • India: in kind contribution to PMDS Vietnam, Sri Lanka and to Namibia IAEA
The IAEA works with WHO to improve survival for cancer patients in developing countries … IAEA
Assessing national cancer control needs integrated missions of PACT (imPACT) • Multi-disciplinary, multi-stakeholder needs assessment of national cancer control capacity involving national authorities, public-private partners, WHO regional and country offices, partners Outcomes: " Assessment of current cancer control capacity " Recommendations for action to Ministry of Health " Identification of projects for funding imPACT implemented in 44 Member States IAEA
Showcasing synergy in cancer control PACT Model Demonstration Sites (PMDS) • Promote comprehensive national cancer control approach • Demonstrate success through synergies between international partners and national authorities for comprehensive cancer control • Enable resource mobilization and replication in other Member States after successful evaluation 8 PMDS Albania, Ghana, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam, Yemen IAEA
For more information pact@iaea.org http://cancer.iaea.org IAEA
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