World Cancer Research Fund International
Acronym: WCRFI
General Information
Identification Code: 332992148699-59
Website: https://www.wcrf.org
Entity Form: charity
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 1/20/2023
Last Update: 1/19/2024
Mission & Interests
Goals: World Cancer Research Fund International is a charity dedicated to examining how diet, weight and physical activity affect the risk of developing and surviving cancer. We are experts in cancer prevention and our vision is of a world where no-one develops a preventable cancer.
We commission and fund research from leading institutions around the world into the effects of diet, nutrition, body fatness and physical activity on cancer risk and cancer survival and outcomes. This research aims to fill the current gaps in scientific knowledge.
We promote our evidence based Cancer Prevention Recommendations and develop practical help, advice and tips on how people can reduce their risk of developing cancer.
We use our research and evidence to influence public health policy at the highest level and are trusted advisors to governments and other official bodies from around the world, including the World Health Organization.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Public health
- Research and innovation
Levels of Interest:
- national
- sub-national
- european
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Policies related to cancer, prevention of non-communicable diseases, obesity/overweight, diet, nutrition, food systems and physical activity.
Communication Activities: WCRFI was part of an Horizon 2020 funded project called CO-CREATE on preventing adolescent obesity through nutrition and physical activity policy actions. We undertook events, published peer reviewed and other papers on this project, developed policy outputs including a policy index and policy briefs. We also undertook communication activities to promote and disseminate CO-CREATE outputs through channels including our e-newsletter, conference presentations and social media posts. We also used the EU Health Policy Portal to promote CO-CREATE events and outputs. The CO-CREATE formally ended in May 2023, but we are still promoting the outputs.
WCRFI has been part of an informal coalition of health sector NGOs seeking action on harmful food marketing to children at EU level. The coalition remains in existence, but has not been very active in 2023 (no external activities).
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Upper Ground Floor140 Pentonville Road
Post Code: N1 9FW
City: London
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 44
Phone Number: 2073434200
EU Office
Address: Upper Ground Floor140 Pentonville Road
Post Code: N1 9FW
City: London
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 44
Phone Number: 2073434200
Financial Data
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Total Budget: 0
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Complementary Information: The only EU grant we have received is related to a Horizon 2020 funded project CO-CREATE in which we are part of a consortium of organisations. This project has now ended
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 2
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.20000000298023224
Info Members: We have two full-time staff members who undertake policy and public affairs activities including EU policy, but mostly global policy (UN and WHO). It is actually less than 10% of the working time of those two staff members, but there is no option of less than 10%.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: We are in official relations with the World Health Organisation: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/executive-board/eb148-list-of-218-entities.pdf?sfvrsn=84f77324_7&download=true
Organisation Members: We are members of:
- UICC International Union for Cancer Control www.uicc.org
- NCD Alliance, www.ncdalliance.org
- ICAN International Coalition for Advocacy on Nutrition https://thousanddays.org/ican/
Current Job Opportunities
Public Health Policy Advisor
World Cancer Research Fund International
mid-levelBrussels, BelgiumFull-time-time
Posted: 9/23/2025
mid-levelBrussels, Francefull-time
Posted: 8/21/2025