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About C/Can
Launched in 2017 by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), City Cancer Challenge (C/Can) is now a standalone foundation active in nine cities around the world.
In the coming years, C/Can will continue to grow as it pursues its mission of supporting cities around the world as they work to improve access to equitable, quality cancer care.
Our Team
Dr Thet Ko Aung
Technical Assistance Officer
Sophie Bussmann-Kemdjo
Regional Director, Europe and Africa
Dr Rolando Camacho
Global Special Advisor, Technical Assistance
Jade Chakowa
Senior Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Beatriz Escriña
Head, Global Communications
Laura Foschi
Administrative and Governance Coordinator
María Franco Esquivel
City Manager, Leon
Dr Silvina Frech
Head of Sustainability
Max Funosas
Director, Finance and Corporate Operations
Norlin Ghazali
City Manager, Greater Petaling
Dr Susan Henshall
Chief Executive Officer
Kyaw Myo Htat
City Manager, Yangon
Dr Gvantsa Khizanishvili
City Manager, Tbilisi
Fred Kwame Awittor
City Manager, Kumasi
Isabel Mestres Mesa
Director, Global Public Affairs
Rebecca Morton Doherty
Head, Policy and Global Impact
Dr Aung Naing Soe
Regional Director, Asia
Dr María F. Navarro
Regional Director, Latin America
Diogo Neves
Senior Manager, Technical Assistance
and Partnerships
Dr Christian R. Ntizimira
City Manager, Kigali
Stephanie Shahini
City Manager, Porto Alegre
Laura Solia Shellaby
City Health Financing Lead
Jérôme St-Denis
Head of Resource Mobilization
Our Board
Name
Institution
Country
Sanchia Aranda (Board Chair)
Cancer Council Australia
Australia
Raul Doria (Vice Chair)
Grupo San Roque
Paraguay
Zipporah Ali
Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA)
Kenya
Thomas Cueni
International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA)
Switzerland
Mary Gospodarowicz
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Canada
Yin Yin Htun (Rose)
Shwe Yaung Hnin Si Cancer Foundation Pun Hlaing Siloam Hospital
Myanmar
Kolleen T. Kennedy
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
United States
Mark Middleton
Icon Group
Australia
Adolfo Rubinstein
National Ministry of Health
Argentina
Jörg-Michael Rupp
Roche Pharma International
Switzerland
Jobs
C/Can is always seeking passionate, motivated people to join our global movement. Check the links below for current job openings.