leadership Organisational

Effective leadership is an imperative to ensure a sustainable, influential and effective cancer community. In 2022, UICC sought to provide spaces for leaders in cancer organisations to take stock of post pandemic realities, platforms to explore the mindsets, skills and practices now called for, and opportunities to collaborate and take action together. In 2022, approximately 200 professionals from 150 organisations across 60 countries engaged with activities to support, discuss or spotlight leadership practices in the cancer community.

In particular, UICC, working in partnership with Lightful, launched a new digital leadership programme designed to improve UICC members' ability to think strategically about their digital presence and leverage digital tools for fundraising, responding specifically to the gap in digital skills highlighted by the pandemic. 23 organisations are participating in this six-month course.

In addition, 35 executives completed leadership / management courses online, gaining a total of 222 CME credits, 10 CEOs were showcased through a series of podcasts and awards, and approximately 150 participants joined virtual and in-person sessions discussing emerging leadership themes and approaches.

“The programme has completely changed how we work here at Breast Care International. We have improved our timing, the quality of our social media content and our advocacy. Before starting this, we could not get any engagement on social media. This has now changed and we are able to share what we do with the outside world. This programme has allowed us to reach more people and save more lives. Thank you so much for everything you do"

Isaac Ewuah Mensah, IT Manager, Breast Care International (Ghana) - participant in the digital leadership training programme