C/Can 2025 Latin America Regional Forum Financing Sustainable Cancer Control Solutions in Latin America
18-19 April 2018 Montevideo, Uruguay On 18-19 April, C/Can 2025: City Cancer Challenge (C/Can 2025) held its first Latin American Regional Forum to bring together leading health and finance experts with city leaders from Asunción and Cali – the first C/Can 2025 cities in Latin America to drive forward sustainable financing solutions for cancer care and treatment in the region. The Forum was hosted by the Presidency of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay in partnership with the Municipality of Montevideo. Over the course of one and a half days, more than 60 participants from across the region, including government leaders, directors of national cancer institutes, health finance experts, impact investors, economists of development banks, multi-lateral institutions, the private sector and academia engaged in high-level panel discussions on opportunities to harness innovative financing mechanisms for quality cancer care.
In parallel, delegates also participated in a series of interactive briefing sessions and workshops focused on exploring sustainable financing solutions for specific cancer care priorities in AsunciĂłn and Cali previously identified as part of the C/Can 2025 process. The forum was spearheaded by the C/Can 2025 City Health Financing Lab, a new C/Can 2025 initiative that supports cities in low- and middleincome countries to access sustainable financing solutions for their cancer care priorities. The Lab will deliver technical assistance to cities through a series of consultations designed to help them design sustainable business models and secure blended financing solutions for three major investment priorities, as part of a comprehensive C/Can 2025 city plan.