International Standpoint
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International Standpoint
MAHAK- the Society to Support Children Suffering from Cancer- has always strived to function according to international standards and has always been prone to have different aspects of its performance audited by international organizations which assign standards globally.
Achievements:
Collaborations:
• Gained consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 2001
• Collaboration with Saint Jude Research Center since 2007
• Collaboration with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) since 2007
• Collaboration with Gustave-Roussy Institute (IGR) since 2007
• Collaboration with Kurdistan Save the Children (KSC) since 2012
• Collaboration with LÖSEV, the Foundation for Children with Leukemia in Turkey since 2013
• Educational Collaboration with Relief International since 2016
Memberships:
• Membership in Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) since 2008
• Membership in Iranian National Cancer Network since 2003
• Membership in Childhood Cancer International (CCI) since 2000
• Membership in United Nation Global Compact since 2016
• Membership in the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) since 2014
• Membership in CCI’s Regional Committee since 2012
• Membership in MedicRes Institute since 2011
• Membership in International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research (INCTR) since 2009
• Membership in the Society of Hematologic Oncology (SOHO) since 2015
Sister Organization:
• Iranian Children’s Cancer Society in Hamburg (IKKH), Germany
Joint Projects with National and International Institutes and Organizations:
Over the past few years, representatives of MAHAK have attended conferences, seminars and meetings of the previously mentioned organizations and represented the various activities offered by MAHAK in response to cancer, such as:
• The presentation of “The week of Leukemia” in cooperation with LÖSEV
• Holding joint cultural nights, exhibitions, and circuses in cooperation with foreign embassies in Iran