Sonali Johnson

Sonali Johnson is head of knowledge, advocacy, and policy at UICC. Her main area of work is to ensure that cancer prevention, treatment, and care are positioned within the global health and development agenda, including plans for universal health coverage. During her professional career, Johnson has worked on a range of public health issues including cancer control, gender and HIV/AIDS, reproductive and sexual health, gender-based violence, knowledge translation, research ethics, and health and human rights. In addition, she served twice as a member of the Ethics Review Committee of the World Health Organization.

Latest Articles

Opinion: Collaborating to drive action on early lung cancer detection

over 1 year ago // Sponsored by AstraZeneca

With lung cancer cases on the rise, we must act now to save lives. On the sidelines of the World Health Assembly, global health leaders met to inject urgency into advocacy efforts for reducing lung cancer mortality through early detection.

Opinion: To achieve UHC, we can’t forget about cancer prevention

about 3 years ago // Sponsored by Cancer Research UK

Cancer and noncommunicable disease prevention measures are a crucial tool to combat global health inequities. To serve as an effective roadmap, the 2023 U.N. Political Declaration on Universal Health Coverage must not neglect these interventions.

Opinion: 5 steps to ensure access to cancer care

over 8 years ago // Healthy Horizons

Regardless of low- or high-income settings, cancer is one of the world’s most pressing health concerns, and without inclusion of cancer services in national health systems, universal health coverage will not be achieved. In this guest column, the Union for International Cancer Control explains the steps that need to be taken on international, national, and local levels in order to increase care and reduce the number of deaths caused by cancer.

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