Our Recognitions, Endorsements, & Conferences

Our Recognitions, Endorsements, and Conferences

Project PINK BLUE is on a journey to change the way Africans think about cancer.

Member, Ministerial Committee on the development of the National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP) by Minister of Health, Nigeria.

Member, Ministerial Committee on the Implementation of National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP 2018-2022), Nigeria Federal Ministerial of Health (FMoH).

Member, National Cervical Cancer Scale-Up Programme (NCCSP) Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH).

Academy Scholar, International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS)-World Health Organization (WHO), Kigali, Rwanda, 2017.

Presentation at Breast Health Global Initiative, Fred Hutch Research Center, Seattle, USA.

UICC Young Leader Award at World Cancer Leaders’ Summit 2015, Istanbul, Turkey.

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)  honoured eight (8) young cancer control advocates and our executive director was among the young leaders.

Meeting with Dr. Fatima Cardoso, November 2016, Lisbon, Portugal.

Our Executive Director, Runcie C.W. Chidebe met with Dr. Fatima Cardoso, Director of the Breast Unit, Champalimaud Clinical Centre and Chair, Selection Advisory Group (SAG) for the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Seeding Progress and Resources for the Cancer Community (SPARC) in Lisbon, Portugal.

U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) 2016, USA.

Our Executive Director, Runcie C.W. Chidebe was invited by U.S. Government to join the International Visitor Leadership Program in the U.S.A.

Visit to Harold P. Freeman Patient Navigation Institute, New York.

To reduce the barriers faced by cancer patients in Nigeria, Our executive director, Runcie C.W. Chidebe visited the founder and father of Patient Navigation, Dr. Harold Freeman in New York.

CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation 2016 Meetings & Events, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Our board member and project supervisor, Mrs. Khadijat Banwo-Fatai representated Project PINK BLUE at the 2016 CIVICUS Meetings & Events.

World Cancer Congress 2016, Paris, France

Our Executive Director, Runcie C.W. Chidebe was invited to World Cancer Congress 2016 by Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and he also made two poster presentations:
World Cancer Day_Stimulating Advocacies against cancer with entertainment celebrities in Nigeria_Runcie C.W. Chidebe and Chidinma Ekile
Breast Cancer Navigation and Palliative Programme_Reducing the incidence of Stage III or IV Breast Cancer in Nigeria_Runcie C.W. Chidebe.

World Cancer Leaders’ Congress 2016, Paris, France

Commendation by the U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken (https://twitter.com/SecBlinken/status/1504546967606673414?s=20&t=1V7CsYWVOd-MZJqUihNGnA).

Member of World Cancer Day Advisory Group, Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), Switzerland.

Member of World Ovarian Cancer Coalition (WOCC)

(https://worldovariancancercoalition.org/about-us/#info)

Member, World Health Organization’s Informal Consultation on People Living with Non-Communicable Diseases (PLWNCDs)

Member, World Health Organization’s Informal Consultation on Non Communicable Diseases and Mental Health.