Tenth high-level meeting of the Small Countries Initiative: converging on small countries’ health priorities: Limassol, Cyprus, 10–12 April 2024

Table of Contents

• Abbreviations 7
• Executive summary 8
• Background 9
• Objectives of the meeting 10
• Opening of the meeting 11
• Session 1. Beating cancer in SCI countries 14
• Summary of keynote presentation 14
• The cancer burden in SCI countries and cancer-control strategies 14
• Summary of country interventions 15
• Key messages 17
• Session 1.1. A focus on cancer screening 18
• Keynote presentations 19
• Cancer screening in SCI countries 19
• Equity and cancer screening: European experiences 20
• Summary of country interventions 21
• Key messages 25
• Progress update 1. Advancing human resources for health 26
• Summary of country interventions 28
• Key messages 32
• Session 2. Childhood cancer 34
• Summary of keynote presentations 34
• Childhood cancer in SCI countries 34
• Childhood cancer control 35
• Summary of country interventions 36
• Key messages 36
• Progress update 2 – Access to medicines 37
• Keynote presentations 37
• Access to medicines and health products 38
• Summary of country interventions 39
• Key messages 40
• Session 3. Health and climate change 41
• Keynote presentations 41
• Global and regional political and strategic developments 42
• Tracking progress on health and climate change 43
• Summary of country interventions 44
• Key messages 48
• Progress update 3. Coalition of Partners on Health and Tourism 50
• Signing of the Cyprus Statement 51
• Conclusions 52
• References 53
• Annex 1. The Cyprus Statement 56
• Annex 2. Programme 59
• Annex 3. Participants 71