What is Advocacy
How Does Advocacy Work?
An advocacy organisation will set about solving the problems of unfair treatment, services that need improving and patient right to services and treatment, in the following ways:
Holding public meetings to inform people of the importance of the issues
Commenting in the media about issues
Calling for public support on an issue
Inviting the public to sign petitions
Working together with other organisations that focus on different diseases
Writing to members of Parliament, provincial legislatures or regulators
Meeting with government representatives and stakeholders to discuss issues and lobby for change
When an organisation or individual is calling for change they MUST ALWAYS
Be truthful
Listen to all role-players positions
Never promise something that is not possible or sustainable
By taking personal responsibility for understanding your cancer and ensuring you are getting the best possible treatment and support you are advocating at an individual. It is also about you being prepared to fight for your rights in order to overcome cancer and using advocacy organisations to do help you do this.
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