Past Presidents’ Award

This award was given for the first time at the biennial conference of the ISNCC in the year 2000. It is given in recognition of a cancer nurse from a low or middle income country who has initiated and sustained a program of cancer care in her/his country/region which has been in place for three or more years and has the potential for replication or adaptation beyond the country/region’s borders.

The recipient of this award:

• Should be a cancer nurse from a low or middle income country.
• Has initiated in her/his country a program of cancer care in the arena of cancer education; cancer prevention, early detection and/or screening; nursing care of patients with cancer including palliative care; and/or the development of cancer related health policy.
• Has provided evidence of sustaining the program for three or more years.
• Presents evidence of outcomes achieved.
• Has developed a program of cancer care which can be replicated or adapted in other countries.