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At the Breast Cancer Luncheon of the 2025 Annual Concordia Summit convened by AstraZeneca, Siemens Healthineers, Merck, and Movement Health, during the 80th United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week, I was honoured to contribute as a panelist in the discussion moderated by Ana Rita González of Policy Wisdom, on Repaying the Debt to Women: Advancing Equity in Breast Cancer Care. With colleagues from across disciplines, we examined how the Breast Cancer Care Quality Index (BCCCQI) can move us from fragmented responses to coherent, country-level strategies that elevate standards and expand access to care.
In my capacity as a member of the AstraZeneca Global Breast Cancer Care Council, I then moderated the roundtable on The Road to a UN Breast Cancer Resolution. This dialogue highlighted the urgency of placing breast cancer firmly on the global policy agenda, as projections show 3.2 million new cases and one million deaths annually by 2050 without decisive action.
The ambition to a United Nations Breast Cancer Resolution represents a moral commitment and mechanism for accountability and solidarity, enabling nations to align with international standards, close persistent gaps, and ensure women everywhere have access to timely detection, treatment, and survival.
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