VOTE FOR KENJI LOPEZ- CUEVAS, MPP AS A PROFESSIONAL USING LAW AGAINST CANCER!
For his third and last term as UICC Board Member 2024-2026
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL MOTIVATION TO OCCUPY THE SEAT AT THE UICC BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2024-2026
After losing his mother diagnosed with Breast Cancer, in 2017 he decided to constitute
Cancer Warriors of Mexico Foundation with a specific objective: using law and public policies as effective weapons in the fight against cancer.
As a Mexican Lawyer, Kenji has a remarkable experience structuring initiatives and programs for the benefit of both minors and adults diagnosed with cancer and for the early prevention of this disease. As of today, the foundation he led has achieved the amendment of eight legislations across the country, benefiting more than 24,000 families.
He has seized the opportunity to serve as a current Member of the Board of the UICC to show other Latin America region NGOs how to use these mechanisms to solve cancer patient’s adversity situations and how to work with decision makers.
Structuring National Cancer Control Plans warranted with the use of legislation such as General or National Cancer Laws is a challenge faced worldwide. Kenji is working with a solid group of NGOs, health and public sector in Mexico to fulfill this objective. Once they achieve it, Kenji is planning to show other organizations how to work on it and to guarantee early detection and comprehensive access to treatment for cancer patients worldwide, using the network of the UICC as a formal platform.
INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATIONS IN FORUMS, SUMMITS AND CONGRESSES
Panelist at the 2024 World Cancer Congress organized by the UICC in Geneva, Switzerland, within the Panel: “Global Policy in Action: policy solutions to address healthcare system barriers in breast cancer care and treatment”.
Panelist at the 2024 World Cancer Congress organized by the UICC in Geneva, Switzerland, within the Panel: “Using the law for cancer prevention and cancer control”.
Speaker at the 2024 High-level Conference, organized by the Institute of Global Health at the University of Geneva, with the presentation: “Fighting Cancer around the World: A Framework for Action”.
Chairperson at the 2023 World Cancer Leaders’ Summit organized by the UICC in Long Beach, California USA, within the Panel: “Removing obstacles to Breast Cancer care in Latin America”.
Panelist at the 2019 World Cancer Leaders’ Summit organized by the UICC in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, within the Panel: “Effective Use of Law to achieve Universal Health Coverage”.
Speaker at the 2019 biennial meeting of the Change.org platform, in San Francisco, United States, chosen one of the five initiatives with greatest worldwide impact during the period 2017-2019, regarding the “Occupational leaves for parents with children diagnosed with cancer”, legal initiative promoted and approved with the work of Cancer Warriors of Mexico Foundation. The other initiatives were from India, South Africa, France and the United States.
Speaker at the 2019 Latin American Summit of Patients Advocacy at the Brazilian Senate in Brasilia, organized by the Global Alliance for Patientsm Advocacy (GAFPA), to present a case of “How t he Use of Law generates impact in Cancer Control”.
Participant at the 2018 World Cancer Congress organized by the UICC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
EXPERIENCE ON INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES
Founder President, Cancer Warriors of Mexico Foundation, 2017 - Present
Member of the Board of Directors, Union for International Cancer Control, 2020-2022; 2022 - Present.
Member of the Mexican Lawyers Bar (BMA), 2020 - Present.
Fellow of the global organization Ashoka, 2020 – Present.
Member of the Joint Oversight Committee of the McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer, 2022 - Present.
Member of the Oversight Committee and of All Can initiative in Mexico, 2022 - Present.
Chair of the Health Commission at the Professionals Federation in Mexico, 2024 – Present.
OTHER INFORMATION
In February 2022, Kenji was chosen as one of five judges worldwide for the Metrodora Health Sector Award 2022 edition awarded by the International Alliance of Patients' Organizations, based in the United Kingdom.
In addition, he was a finalist for the Visionaris Award for Social Entrepreneurs 2021 granted by the Swiss bank UBS, which recognizes the work of leading social entrepreneurs in Mexico who are using innovative approaches to solve social problems.
Cancer Warriors of Mexico Foundation was honored with the ProBono 2022 National Award by the Fundación Barra Mexicana de Abogados, foundation of the Mexican Lawyers Bar (BMA). o Kenji has also been a professor of human rights at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico.
*MESSAGE FOR THE FULL MEMBERS OF THE UICC THAT WILL VOTE ON THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO BE HELD ON 8 OCTOBER, 2024.
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