News & Events
WBCPC joins WHO informal consultation on people living with NCDs
The World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition joined over 100 participants from civil society, patient groups and people living with NCDs for an informal consultation with the WHO.
WBCPC endorses the European Code of Cancer Practice
The World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition is proud to support The Code, which sets out ten key overarching rights, signposting what patients should expect from their health system, for them to achieve the best possible outcomes.
WBCPC website re-launches, offering more resources for bladder cancer patients globally
Today marks the re-launch of WBCPC’s newly developed website. The hope for this website is to serve as a tool for the global bladder cancer patient community, offering support and resources, and providing bladder cancer patient community with the information and guidance that they need.
Putting bladder cancer on the global health policy agenda
This year’s virtual global gathering brought together leaders in bladder cancer research, advocacy, patient organisations and the pharmaceutical industry from 25 countries worldwide to explore the topic: What action is needed to place bladder cancer higher on the global health policy agenda?
Toward optimal bladder cancer treatment: how fact-finding links to advocacy to improve research outcomes
WBCPCP2020 series captures the highlights of our Annual Meeting, in a series of two articles and provides inspiration for moving bladder cancer advocacy forward.
Toward a ‘network of networks’ serving bladder cancer patient organisations
WBCPCP2020 series captures the highlights of our Annual Meeting, in a series of two articles and provides inspiration for moving bladder cancer advocacy forward.
The WBCPC 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting
This year we are meeting virtually and hope to bring our event to an even wider global audience. The WBCPC 2020 Annual Meeting theme is “Ensuring bladder cancer is on the global health policy agenda”
Joint global statement on COVID-19 and cancer
In response to the global pandemic currently affecting people across the world, several cancer charities have come together to develop a joint statement on COVID-19 and cancer. Collectively we are calling for a global plan of action for cancer to meet the challenges and protect cancer patients from future pandemics or health crises.
Report: The Impact of COVID-19 on cancer patient organisations
Cancer patient organisations around the world have been a key point of contact for vulnerable people, and this has increased dramatically as COVID-19 has spread far and wide. This report captures the impact of the pandemic on these patient organisations.