November 25, 2015: The World Cancer Leaders’ Summit, an annual high level convening hosted by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) was held in Istanbul on November 18, 2015. The meeting “provides an important forum to secure a coordinated, multileveled global response to address the spiraling cancer epidemic”. UICC is a Geneva based apex body with a membership of 900 organizations across 155 countries.

Since the summit was held immediately after the UN’s pronouncement of the Sustainable Development Goals with their focus on partnerships as a key lever of delivery, its theme centered on international collaboration.

Our President, Dr Sania Nishtar was the keynote speaker alongside the Minister of Health of Turkey at the event. Her talk focused on conflict of interest management, which she explained in an interview “is the bedrock on which partnerships need to be framed”. Her detailed views on the subject can be accessed here: http://goo.gl/NzEbQM

Regional consultation of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity

Attended the meeting as Co-Chair of the Commission

The third meeting of WHO Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity
Attended as co-chair

The third meeting of WHO’s Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity was held in Hong Kong on June 22 and 23rd. Dr. Sania Nishtar co-chaired the commission meeting along with co-chair Sir Peter Gluckman, Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand.

Third Meeting of the WHO Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity

Attended the meeting as Co-Chair of the Commission

Seminar Series, Annual Board Meeting of the Asian Development Bank
Plenary panel speaker

Baku, Azerbaijan, May 2, 2015 Seminar Series, Annual Board Meeting of the Asian Development Bank Plenary panel speaker

Seminar Series, Annual Board Meeting of the Asian Development Bank

Plenary panel speaker

WHO – The Global Coordinating Mechanism on NCDs
Keynote speaker

Geneva, Switzerland. April 20-21, 2015, Dr. Sania Nishtar giving a keynote speech at the WHO headquarters on NCDs

The Global Philanthropy Forum on “Disruptors and Decision makers”
Session expert

Washington, USA. March 29, 2015, Dr. Sania Nishtar was a session expert at the The Global Philanthropy Forum

Pakistan Harvard Forum
Keynote speaker

Regional consultation of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity
Attended the meeting as Co-Chair of the Commission

Manila, Phillpines, March 24-25, 2015, Sania Nishtar at the Regional consultation of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity Attended the meeting as Co-Chair of the Commission

Lancet-Rockefeller Planetary Health Commission Peer review meeting
Attended the meeting as a Commissioner

Second Meeting of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity
Attended the meeting as Co-Chair of the Commission

Geneva-Switzerland, January 13-14, 2015, Dr. Sania Nishtar at the Second Meeting of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity

International Seminar on Public Policies against Childhood Obesity and Overweight
Key note speaker of the event through a video link

Mexico, December 9, 2014, Dr. Sania Nishtar’s keynote speech at the International Seminar on Public Policies against Childhood Obesity and Overweight through a video link

Second International Conference on Nutrition, ICN2
Attended meeting as Roundtable Speaker

Rome, Italy, November 19-21, 2014, Dr. Sania Nishtar at the Second International Conference on Nutrition