André Ilbawi
安德烈·伊尔巴维
MD
Technical Officer, Cancer Control; Lead, WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer; WHO Department of Noncommunicable Diseases癌症控制技术官员；WHO全球儿童癌症倡议负责人；非传染性疾病部门
👥Biography 个人简介
Architect of WHO's operational agenda for global cancer control. Leading the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer, he has galvanized $200M+ in commitments to raise childhood cancer survival rates from 20% to 60% in LMICs by 2030 across 50+ countries. He also coordinates the WHO cancer essential medicines access program and the global radiotherapy capacity initiative.
🧪Research Fields 研究领域
🎓Key Contributions 主要贡献
WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer
Designed and operationalized the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer launched in 2018, building country-level twinning partnerships between high-income and LMIC pediatric oncology centers, securing $200M in committed funding, and establishing national childhood cancer programs in 56 countries within five years.
WHO Cancer Essential Medicines and Radiotherapy Access
Led WHO's effort to update the Model Essential Medicines List for oncology, adding 28 new cancer medicines and expanding the children's cancer list; coordinated the WHO-IAEA PACT program expanding radiotherapy access to 36 LMIC countries and training over 1,000 radiation oncology professionals.
Representative Works 代表性著作
Addressing the childhood cancer divide
Science (2019)
Landmark paper co-authored with WHO leadership documenting the 7-fold survival disparity in childhood cancer between high-income and low-income countries and presenting the evidence base and operational strategy for the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer.
🏆Awards & Recognition 奖项与荣誉
📄Data Sources 数据来源
Last updated: 2026-01-15 | All information from publicly available academic sources
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