Mortality from cervical cancer has doubled by 2040

Participants at the HPV and Cervical Cancer Forum, launched at the Sharjah Sheraton Hotel, warned of doubling the number of cervical cancer deaths by 2040 in the Middle East and increasing the number of cervical cancer deaths by 2040 in the Middle East. by two over the last seven years.

Participants called for the mobilization and consolidation of the efforts of all stakeholders to develop programs and partnerships that would strengthen the national response to reduce this type of cancer and reduce the number of deaths that result.

The forum was organized by the Friends of Cancer in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, the Health Department of Abu Dhabi, the Dubai Health Authority, the 39, Sharjah Health Authority and a number of UAE health institutions and the region. Fight against HPV.

Forum participants, which coincided with Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, agreed on the importance of engaging and bringing together stakeholders, academic partners, experts, community leaders, scientists and policy makers. policies to develop programs and partnerships to strengthen the national response to the fight against the virus and cervical cancer.

Ms. Sawsan Jafar, President of the Association of Cancer Friends, paid tribute to Dr. Hussein Abdul Rahman Al Rand, Assistant Deputy Secretary of Health Centers and Clinics of the Ministry of Health and Community Protection.

Dr. Shatha Al Ghazali, Head of Cancer Control and Prevention, Department of Noncommunicable Diseases of the Abu Dhabi Health Authority, Dr. Badria Al-Hermi, Director of the Department of Health Protection DHA Public and Amal Al-Qatari, Director of the Health Insurance Department of the Sharjah Health Authority.

"The scientific study showed that the most effective methods of cancer prevention were the provision of advanced HPV vaccines and that health system development was one of the most important strategic priorities of the Ministry. of Health, "said Dr. Hussein Abdul Rahman Al-Rand, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health and Community Protection and Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Immunization. And the protection of society, in addition to the importance of raising awareness and communicating with communities to overcome the challenges and specificities of society.

Laws

Participants discussed the importance of adopting early detection and HPV vaccination laws as part of a comprehensive health coverage, highlighting the importance of providing these services to a wider audience to ensure the reduction of this kind of curable cancer, especially in its infancy.