▁cancer ▁in ▁children . ▁The ▁programme ▁is ▁developing ▁resources ▁to ▁help ▁govern ments , ▁particularly ▁in ▁low - ▁and ▁middle - ▁income ▁countries , ▁improve ▁the ▁way ▁they ▁respond ▁to ▁this ▁issue . ▁ ▁GET I ▁( Global ▁Education ▁and ▁Training ▁In iti ative ) ▁facil it ates ▁the ▁professional ▁development ▁of ▁on col ogy ▁health care ▁workers ▁and ▁global ▁leaders ▁in ▁cancer ▁control . ▁Through ▁target ed ▁fellow ships , ▁work sh ops ▁and ▁training ▁the ▁programme ▁helps ▁develop ▁future ▁leaders ▁in ▁cancer ▁control ▁and ▁influence ▁health care ▁policy ▁and ▁practice ▁across ▁each ▁of ▁our ▁priority ▁program mes . ▁ ▁G IC R ▁( Global ▁In iti ative ▁for ▁Can cer ▁Reg ist ries ) ▁a ims ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁number ▁and ▁quality ▁of ▁population - based ▁cancer ▁reg ist ries ▁in ▁low - ▁and ▁middle - in come ▁countries . ▁Working ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁International ▁Agency ▁for ▁Research ▁on ▁Can cer ▁( I AR C ), ▁U IC C ▁will ▁roll - ▁out ▁hub s ▁of ▁excell ence . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁cancer ▁research ers ▁recognized ▁a ▁need ▁to ▁share ▁knowledge ▁and ▁expert ise ▁glob ally , ▁and ▁so ▁founded ▁U IC C . ▁ ▁Since ▁then , ▁U IC C ▁has ▁grown ▁into ▁a ▁respect ed ▁forum ▁for ▁all ▁profession als ▁engaged ▁in ▁cancer ▁prevent ion ▁and ▁control . ▁Its ▁objective ▁is ▁to ▁advance ▁scientific ▁and ▁medical ▁knowledge ▁in ▁research ▁diagn osis , ▁ther apy ▁and ▁prevent ion ▁of ▁cancer ▁and ▁to ▁promote