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McCabe Centre hosts plain packaging workshop for Eastern Mediterranean region

Thursday 22 December 2022
The McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer co-hosted a virtual workshop to bring government officials and civil society representatives from the EMRO region together to focus on plain packaging.

New to the team in 2022

Wednesday 21 December 2022
This year saw three new staff members join the McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer throughout the year.

McCabe Centre collaborates with Norwegian Cancer Society, WHO, and WHO FCTC Secretariat on law and tobacco control workshop for European Region

Thursday 8 December 2022
From discussing digital marketing to preventing tobacco industry interference, colleagues from the European region came together in October to share ideas and perspectives in a workshop on law and tobacco control.

From Australia to the world: a decade of plain packaging

Thursday 1 December 2022
Ten years ago today, Australia took a bold step and became the first country in the world to implement tobacco plain packaging, paving the way for countries across the world to do the same.

McCabe Centre completes first ever Mastercourse to provide training for civil society professionals

Tuesday 25 October 2022
The McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer has launched its first ever accredited Mastercourse course for people from civil society, ‘Engaging with law and policy for cancer prevention and control’.

World Cancer Congress 2022: McCabe Centre team reunite to bring knowledge and research to colleagues from around the world

Thursday 20 October 2022
This week, members of the McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer team were part of important global conversations about cancer prevention, control and policy.

Animated video: making effective public health laws

Thursday 13 October 2022
How does a good idea become a good law?

McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer receives World Health Organization designation for another term

Friday 30 September 2022

Ten Year Anniversary Virtual Dialogue: Celebrating a decade of progress

Thursday 18 August 2022

Animated video: Defending public health laws from legal challenges

Tuesday 31 May 2022
One of the most effective tools in protecting people from the effects of tobacco is the law.

How the human rights framework is being used to promote healthier diets in the Pacific region

Thursday 3 March 2022
by Clare Slattery, Legal Policy Advisor and Daiana Buresova, Regional Manager for the Pacific
The Pacific region is showing how the human rights framework can be used to promote healthy diets in the region and at the same time how healthy diets are a human rights issue.

Celebrating 10 years of advancing law to fight cancer

Friday 4 February 2022
A decade after launching as the only centre of its kind in the world, the McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer has released its 10-year impact report outlining its contribution to laws that prevent cancer and protect people affected by it.

Collaborative workshop provides tools to strengthen legal implementation of the WHO FCTC in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Wednesday 19 January 2022
The Knowledge Hub for Legal Challenges, hosted by the McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer, collaborated with the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region Office and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Secretariat to stage the workshop, which ran from 30 November to 8 December 2021, focusing on legal and regulatory measures for tobacco control.
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Gold Awards for the McCabe Centre’s Online Legal Training Course

Friday 26 November 2021
The McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer, in partnership with  Cancer Council Victoria’s Learning and Innovation Hub (LIH), have won three Gold Awards at the LEARNX Live! Awards, for their work on a new Online Legal Training Course.

Alumni in the spotlight: Vicky Wari

Friday 22 October 2021
by Daniel Punch, Communications Manager
Vicky is applying her diverse background in health and policy to advance tobacco control laws and regulations in Papua New Guinea.
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