Context
Every year, on February 15, International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) is observed to raise awareness about childhood cancer and to express support for children and adolescents with cancer, the survivors and their families.
What is ICCD?
- ICCD is a global collaborative initiative to spread hope and foster a better understanding of the issues that children and adolescents with cancer experience.
- The day highlights the need for more equitable access to treatment for children suffering with cancer.
International Childhood Cancer Day 2022 theme-
- The ICCD theme for 2022 is ‘Better Survival’ is achievable #throughyourhands.
- It aims to pay tribute to the efforts of the medical team and health care workers for bringing positive impact to the lives of children and adolescents with cancer and vice versa.
- The theme is aligned with the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer (GICC).
- Last year, ICCD was commemorated under the theme of #throughourhands to celebrate the bravery, courage, and resiliency of children and adolescents with cancer.
Background
- The International Childhood Cancer Day was first observed in 2002 by Childhood Cancer International (CCI), a network of over 170 organisations, cancer outreach programs, cancer institutes and paediatric cancer survivor organisations.
- ICCD efforts to make the finest medical and psychological treatment available to children suffering from cancer regardless of the limitation of their location, ethnicity, and socioeconomic background.
