Dr Ibtihal Fadhil is the founder and chairperson of the Eastern Mediterranean NCD Alliance. A medical doctor with an MSc and PhD in public health, she has worked on NCD control at the government and civil society levels. As the WHO Regional Adviser on noncommunicable diseases, Dr. Fadhil has worked with most of the regional CSOs for more than eight years and developed the core regional network of CSOs working against noncommunicable diseases. She has worked jointly with the World Health Organization and other regional partners to prioritise cancer prevention and control and build the capacity of regional CSOs to improve cancer prevention and treatment, including in humanitarian settings.