Following the main stage fireside conversation between myself and H.E. Eliza Jean Reid, First Lady of Iceland, at the 2024 Annual Concordia Summit during the United Nations General Assembly High-level Week, I was honoured to moderate a very special First Ladies Luncheon at Concordia, aligned with the AstraZeneca Breast Cancer Care Council’s Roadmap to universal breast cancer care coverage, amplified by co-sponsors Movement Health, Penn Medicine and Siemens Healthineers, all champions of women’s health.

An honest conversation about more than just statistics, I was pleased to facilitate alongside, Dr. Andrea Feigl, Founder & CEO at Health Finance Institute, France Dubé, Director Global Policy, Precision Medicine and Breast Cancer at AstraZeneca, and Ana Rita González, Policy Wisdom, to foster insights on cross-sector breast cancer policy, challenges, and points of agreement, while creating awareness of specific “pillars” for better breast cancer care, and how partnerships across government, clinical, industry, patient advocacy, and academic sectors can work together.

Leaving the room feeling energised by the shared commitments, purpose and passion to create a better world for women, and in alignment with the Wellbeing Foundation Africa work as patient navigators through personal, social, health and economic education across the comprehensive spectrum of women’s health from birth to age, the powerful commitments to ensuring every woman, everywhere, has access to the care she deserves, will lead to a policy report that will be released shortly after the Concordia Summit.

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