Join us at London Global Cancer Week 2026
Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration director Dr Megan Doherty will host a conversation with global palliative care leaders and advocates. Join her and Drs Anna Peeler (UK), Ednin Hamzah (Malaysia), Kennedy Nkhoma (UK/Malawi), Krishna Sagar Sharma (Nepal), Mark Stoltenberg (USA), and Sujeong Kim (Korea) as they discuss strengthening palliative care within health systems.
Register today for this virtual conversation being held during London Global Cancer Week on Monday, November 2.
Strengthening Palliative Care in Health Systems: Understanding Barriers and Solutions
Please see the participants’ bios below:
Dr. Megan Doherty
Megan Doherty is a World Health Organization consultant for palliative care and palliative medicine originally from Ottawa, Canada. As the pediatric palliative care program director at Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration, she has led leadership and education initiatives. Megan has worked globally developing clinical palliative care services and training, serving on the executive committee of PallCHASE, helping establish models of care for humanitarian settings in Asia and Africa. She is passionate about advancing palliative Care within primary care and universal health coverage.
Dr Anna Peeler
Anna Peeler is a research fellow at the Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation at King's College London (UK) and co-leads the Institute's World Health Organization Collaborating Centre. She is a nurse by background and her research interests include palliative care policy, global public health, and nurse-led interventions to support patients and families with life-limiting illness.
Dr Ednin Hamzah
Ednin Hamzah is a palliative care physician heading Hospis Malaysia, the largest community palliative care provider in Malaysia. He is involved in service provision and development, palliative care training and education, and public palliative care advocacy. Ednin is active in regional and international palliative care education, advocacy and is past chair of the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network.
Dr Kennedy Nkhoma
Kennedy Nkhoma, PhD, MSc, BSc, is a global health and palliative care researcher with a background in nursing practice, nursing education and health services research. He holds a PhD in Health and Nursing Studies and an MSc in Palliative and End-of-Life Studies from the University of Nottingham, as well as a BSc in Nursing from the University of Malawi.
Dr Krishna Sagar Sharma
Dr. Krishna Sagar Sharma trained in palliative medicine in India. He is Senior Consultant and Head of Pediatric and Adolescent Oncology, and Senior Consultant in the Department of Medical Oncology at B P Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital in Bharatpur, Nepal. Krishna is founder and chairperson of the Pediatric Hematology Oncology Chapter of Nepal Pediatric Society. He also sits on the technical committee for Global Initiative of Childhood Cancer/Global platforms to Assess Childhood Cancer Medicine, Ministry of Health and Population, Government of Nepal.
Dr Mark Stoltenberg
Mark Stoltenberg is a palliative care physician at Mass General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School (USA) where he serves as medical director for the Mass General Brigham home-based palliative care program, the co-director of the MGH Global Palliative Care Program, and the interim medical director for palliative care ambulatory services. Dr Stoltenberg partners with palliative care leaders to build collaborative education and leadership program across the Caribbean, East Africa, and Latin America.
Dr Sujeong Kim
Sujeong Kim, PhD, RN, is an associate professor at the Catholic University of Korea College of Nursing and deputy director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Palliative Care in the Western Pacific Region. She serves as an APHN board member and international director of the Korean Society of Hospice and Palliative Care. Sujeong is involved in country-level palliative care monitoring, capacity building and policy. With her NICU background, she leads PePAL AID – an evidence-based pediatric palliative care AI platform project.
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