Last weekend was very busy for me in my volunteer work capacity, but was indeed productive…I was in back-to-back some amazing events, including:
– Speaker and Panelist at the āšš§ššš«š§ššš¢šØš§šš„ šš®š§š ššš§ššš« šš®š«šÆš¢šÆšØš«š¬š”š¢š© ššØš§ššš«šš§ššā by the LUNGevity Foundation, US
– Speaker and Panelist at the āšš§šš¢šš§ ššš§ššš« ššØšš¢ššš² šš§š§š®šš„ ššš¦š¢š§šš«ā in Delhi
– Speaker and Chief Guest at āšš¦š¢šš² šš§š¢šÆšš«š¬š¢šš², šš§š¬šš¢šš®šš šØš šš”šš«š¦ššš²ā on āWorld Pharmacist Day 2023ā
At the International Lung Cancer Survivorship Conference, it was great to be on the panel with esteemed oncologists from the šš, ššØš«šš, šš®š¬šš«šš„š¢š. Kudos to the moderator Dr Amy Moore for such an engaging session, and Thanks a million to LUNGevity and its team especially my dearest Dr Upal Basu Roy bhai for the support and great work for lung cancer community. I raised and discussed the issue of equity, access and affordability in Lung Cancer care in India
and Asia.
Healthcare is a basic right for everyone and not a privilege for the few. Until we ensure equal access & affordability in Lung Cancer globally, as my Kusum used to say, “Losing is Not an Option“! The event was joined by hundreds of participants from more than šš ššØš®š§šš«š¢šš¬ to learn how to live well with lung cancer.
At the Indian Cancer Society Annual Seminar, I was a panelist and speaker along with Indiaās leading oncologists (Padam Shri awardee, the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India), bureaucrats and NGO leaders. I spoke on the unfortunate situation of a lack of Clinical Trials in Cancer care in India. And from Cancer patients and caregivers’ perspective on why clinical trials are critical for access to the latest treatment, a better outcome, and long-term survival in cancer care.
At Amity Institute of Pharmacy on World Pharmacist Day, I was invited as to address a large gathering of pharmaceutical sciences students on āššØš«š„š šš”šš«š¦ššš¢š¬š ššš²ā to encourage and guide a new generation of talent for Pharma industry, Regulatory Affairs and Medical Writing.
For Kusum Malik Tomar, For Humanity
Vivek
Rise To Survive Cancer 