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ISLAMABAD: About 110 women die every day and 40,000 each year from bad cancer in Pakistan, which is alarming and asks us to act quickly and effectively to counter this threat.
This was revealed by Pink Ribbon, a nonprofit organization working on bad cancer awareness and health services, in a press release issued on the occasion of World Cancer Day.
Omer Aftab, Managing Director (CEO), Pink Ribbon, said, "Pakistan has the highest prevalence of bad cancer in the entire Asian region.
Every 9th woman is at high risk of bad cancer and a total of 10.2 million women are involved.
Cancer causes about 9.5 million deaths worldwide each year. About 26,000 people lose the battle every day.
World Cancer Day is commemorated on February 4th. Various events such as festivals, walks, seminars and public information campaigns are organized to raise awareness and raise awareness of cancer control through screening and early detection, healthy eating and nutrition. physical activity and urging public servants to make cancer issues a priority.
According to health professionals, bad cancer is the most common cancer in Pakistan, with 90,000 new cases reported each year.
The health sector in Pakistan does not have sufficient facilities to provide services to all cancer patients.
According to official statistics, our total expenditure in the health sector is 0.57% of GDP, which is lower than that of all other Asian countries, with an average of 4.7%.
We have a single doctor for 1,254 people, a nurse for 2,671, a midwife for 6,235 and a visiting lady for 18,318. Pink Ribbon is currently building the first hospital dedicated to bad cancer in Pakistan which, after its completion by the end of 2019, should accommodate up to 40,000 patients a year.
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