His Excellency Abdul Rahman bin Muhammad Al Owais, Minister of Health and Community Protection and Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs, confirmed that the Ministry of Health is working to establish a national, multidisciplinary tumor council to improve and harmonize treatment plans for cancer patients in the country, in addition to issuing a unified national guide for educational treatment for hospitals that provide A cure for cancer.
His Excellency added: There are many projects and initiatives currently underway on the Ministry’s agenda, which are concerned with reducing the incidence of cancer.
In his response to a question during the National Council session about the efforts of the Ministry of Health and Community Protection regarding reducing cancer rates, he noted that the UAE attaches great importance to the file, adding that this was evident today in a significant increase in the number of hospitals specializing in cancer treatment, saying: Statistics show that the number of operating hospitals in the country increased from 20 hospitals in 2016 to more than 30 hospitals.
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His Excellency Abdul Rahman Al Owais stated that cancer is a major cause of death in many countries of the world, pointing out that the relevant international reports, including the reports of indicators of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), show that the UAE is at the forefront of many indicators related to reducing cancer rates. Having cancer.
He added: According to the indicators, the incidence of cancer in the UAE is 48.6 per 100,000 population, which is the lowest among the countries in the region, and the death rate in the UAE is 19.2 per 100,000 population, which is the lowest among the countries in the region.
He explained: The percentage of new cancer cases discovered among citizens out of the total cancer cases discovered in the country is in a noticeable improvement and stable during the past years, as the percentage improved from 28 to 25%, and the number of cancer cases discovered annually is considered small compared to the population, and this is due to the efforts made The state exerts efforts in combating cancer by reducing the incidence of cancer and reducing deaths resulting from it.
And he indicated that the ministry has embarked on implementing several qualitative initiatives, including the early detection program for cancer, awareness campaigns to spread the concepts of disease prevention, and speed up the registration of modern drugs for cancer treatment.
2023-05-16 12:17:14
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