Cancer Aid Society - India Comments on Zero Draft Dated: 29/08/2013

<strong>Comments</strong>: Mechanism of Trainings and exchanges at grass root level.
Question 5: Do Member States and international partners agree with proposed approach
with regards the accountability for a global mechanism? How would participants be
accountable to a global coordination mechanism for reporting on their activities? How could
a global coordination mechanism create synergies with the Secretariat’s reports on progress
achieved in attaining the nine voluntary global targets in 2016, 2021 and 2026?
<strong>Comments</strong>: Periodical reports to be obtained from the participants of the workgroup and
defaulters may replaced by others who have been active. The system has to be dynamic.
<strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Aid</strong> <strong>Society</strong> is leading in <strong>India</strong> in Prevention and Control of NCDs, <strong>Cancer</strong> and
Tobacco Control along with Palliative Care and Advocacy since last 25 years however when
it comes to meetings on NCDs we have no place in spite of the fact that we are having
Special Consultative Status with the ECOSOC. When it comes to experience in terms of
Quality and Quantity of work at grass root level there is no other parallel organisation even
globally.
We have tried our best to contact the WHO SERO Office as well as Country office in <strong>India</strong>,
we could not get an appointment to meet the concerned officials since last 3 years whereas
we are entitled to participate in the meetings at all the Offices of the UNO after registration.
This needs to be redressed globally for a fruitful result.
Question 6: What are the main approaches that public health interests can be safeguarded
from undue influence by any form of real, perceived or potential conflict of interest in a global
coordination mechanism?
Selecting of non state actors to be more transparent and independent from Govt. sources so
as to eliminate biases towards inactive participants.
Please refer the previous Comment against Qs. No. 5 for elaboration.
Question 7: What do Member States and international partners consider would be a
suitable name for a global coordination mechanism?
1. GLOBAL ACTION PLAN AGAINST NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
2. ACTION PLAN FOR ERADICATION OF NCDs
3. TARGET : NCD FREE WORLD
4. GLOBAL NETWORKING AGAINST NCDs
5. GOODBYE NCDs
Prepared by:
Piyush Gupta, PEO
For and on behalf of <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Aid</strong> <strong>Society</strong>, <strong>India</strong>