Hon. Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, addressed the side-event titled “Childhood Cancer in the Global NCD Agenda: A Call to Action for Lifelong Integration and Access to Care” on the sidelines of the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, on 18 May 2026.
He highlighted Sri Lanka’s commitment in addressing childhood cancer and various other initiatives of the GoSL.
This event was co-hosted by St.Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Government of Sri Lanka, Gobierno de la Republica Guatemala, NCD Alliance, UNICEF and AfricaCDC.