NewzVille Desk
At the G7 Summit in Evian, World leaders have pledged to step up the global fight against cancer, which currently claims nearly 10 million lives annually. The leaders committed to strengthening international research cooperation, improving cancer prevention, screening, early diagnosis and treatment, and accelerating scientific innovation.
Key priorities include expanding global data-sharing for paediatric, adolescent and young adult cancers, intensifying research on hard-to-treat cancers, increasing early-stage diagnoses, and significantly reducing lung cancer deaths over the next decade.
The declaration also calls for stronger health systems, wider access to quality cancer care, and the responsible use of digital technologies, artificial intelligence and quantum research to improve patient outcomes. Leaders said progress on these commitments will be regularly reviewed.
The world leaders have also called for a strong and coordinated global response to the re-emerging Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
The leaders expressed solidarity with affected communities and stressed the urgent need to contain the outbreak through enhanced surveillance, contact tracing, testing, quarantine measures and cross-border cooperation.
The G7 pledged support for the rapid development and deployment of vaccines, diagnostics and treatments, while mobilising additional financial, technical and humanitarian assistance. Leaders also called on the wider international community and private sector to contribute resources and strengthen preparedness efforts.
The statement underscored the importance of coordinated action, improved humanitarian access and regional stability to prevent further spread of the virus and protect global health security.
