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Sharjah 24:
On Thursday, the Emirate of Sharjah will host the forum "Fight against Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer", organized by the Friends of Cancer, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, the Abu Dhabi Health Department and a number of health facilities in the United Arab Emirates. And the region.
This one – day event takes place at the Sharjah Sheraton Hotel with the support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), with the participation of a large number of national and international organizations. Regional Offices, including the World Health Organization, the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and the International Union Against Cancer. NCD Child Support for children and youth at risk of noncommunicable diseases, the Alliance of Organizations for Noncommunicable Diseases, the International Union of Medical Students' Associations, the Emirates Medical Society and Al Ain University.
The forum, which coincides with Cervical Cancer Month, aims to highlight the UAE's best practices for HPV control and to mobilize and unite the efforts of stakeholders, academic partners, experts, decision-makers and community leaders to develop programs and partnerships that improve the response. National action against HPV and cervical cancer, as well as the adoption of an integrated approach for the implementation of actions related to the treatment of HPV-related diseases in local level.
HE Sawsan Jafar, President of the Association of Cancer Friends, explained that the organization of this forum was part of the efforts of cancer friends to activate the national and regional response to HPV and cervical cancer from the uterus seeking to mobilize national efforts of this type of cancer, and reduce the number of deaths resulting from the state, noting that this forum responds to the call launched by the & us efforts efforts efforts cancer cancer,,,,,,,,,,,,,. World Health Organization, to develop mechanisms and implement practical programs to combat cervical cancer.
Dr. Hussein Abdulrahman Al-RAND, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Community Protection and Chairman of the Supreme Immunization Committee, HE Abdullah Ali Al-Mahayan, Chairman of the Sharjah Health Authority, HE Sawsan Jafar, Luay Shababneh, Regional Director of the United Nations Population Fund in the Arab Region, and Dr. Rana El-Hajjaj, Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean.
Cervical cancer, one of the most prevalent cancers among women in the Middle East and North Africa, is expected to increase death rates in the coming years, studies indicate that HPV (HPV) is the leading cause of cancer of the cervix and the mouth Pharyngitis, bad cancer, badgesia and other diseases common to men and women. Women are also the most common viral infection of the reproductive system.
In the face of the increasing number of HPV-related diseases in the Middle East and North Africa region, WHO has recommended that all countries launch awareness campaigns in order to increase the number of HPV-related diseases in the Middle East and North Africa region. offer medical examinations to women aged 30 to 49 and include the HPV vaccine. But countries in the Middle East and North Africa have not fully responded to these recommendations.
The United Arab Emirates, one of the world's leading countries and regions in the fight against human papillomavirus and cervical cancer, made the decision ten years ago to include HPV vaccination in the United States. mandatory vaccination program for schoolgirls, an advance in the reduction of the disease. This can be avoided by taking the necessary steps, and the Abu Dhabi Ministry of Health has implemented this decision since its publication.
In 2018, the Ministry of Health and Community Protection announced the inclusion of this vaccine in the national immunization program. The Abu Dhabi Ministry of Health has added the DNA test to the list preventive measures, making UAE one of the leading countries in the region and the world. Control of preventable diseases.
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