United Nations Resources

Women in STEM: Mind the Gap. Watch the panel presentation delivered at the Sixty-Sixth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women March 18, 2022

Watch Now – Women in STEM: Mind the Gap Full Program below Women in STEM: Mind the Gap1 Presented at the CSW66 Forum 18 March 2022, 8:00-9:30am (EST, NY time), 13:00-14:30 (CET, Geneva) Advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment is critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations since a large […]

Disparities in Cancer Care for Women: An Urgent Global Need. A panel presentation to be given at the Committee for the Status of Women Forum, Recorded Presentation – March 16, 2022

Watch the recorded presentation at this link https://youtu.be/UquSTyoia4g   Disparities in Cancer Care for Women: An Urgent Global Need   Recorded for the CSW66 Forum, 16 March 2022, 8:00-9:30am (EDT time) Panel Moderator: Donna O’Brien, ICEC, Strategic Visions in Healthcare, New York Panelists: Manjit Dosanjh, ICEC, University of Oxford and CERN Silvia Formenti, Weill Cornell […]

Surveying the Challenges to Improve Linear Accelerator-based Radiation Therapy in Africa: a Unique Collaborative Platform of All 28 African Countries Offering Such Treatment

Radiation therapy is a critical component for curative and palliative treatment of cancer and is used in more than half of all patients with cancer. Yet there is a global shortage of access to this treatment, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, where there is a shortage of technical staff as well as equipment. Linear accelerators (LINACs) […]