World Health Day 2024: My health, my right

Researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) are involved in a wide range of projects to identify, monitor, and address inequalities related to cancer, including inequities in exposure to risk factors, access to screening and diagnostic services, and inclusion in cancer prevention programmes.

In a new video, Dr Salvatore Vaccarella, a scientist in the Cancer Surveillance Branch at IARC, presents results and insights from IARC’s research into inequities related to cancer. Recent findings indicate that significant differences in cancer incidence and mortality exist among socioeconomic groups both between and within countries. Dr Vaccarella and his colleagues are working to pinpoint the reasons these inequalities exist, to measure their extent, and to generate new ways to address them.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has chosen “My health, my right” as the theme for World Health Day this year. This theme was chosen to highlight the rights of all people to have access to quality health services, education, and information, as well as safe drinking-water, clean air, good nutrition, quality housing, decent working and environmental conditions, and freedom from discrimination.

Watch the video

Read more about World Health Day on the WHO website 

Read more about Cancer Inequalities research at IARC