As a cancer specialist, Dr Shankar emphasised the importance of a dedicated cancer budget, saying it would empower oncologists and state governments to expand cancer services and reduce the financial burden on patients. "If there is a dedicated cancer budget, it will help improve cancer a
Manipal (Karnataka) [India], November 18: Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) successfully convened the PRESCRIP-TEC Conference on November 13-14, aligning with the Government of India's Cervical Cancer Elimination Mission. MAHE's Manipal School of Information Sciences (MSIS), Prasann
Globally, WHO has set ambitious interim targets for elimination to be achieved by 2030: Vaccination: 90% of girls fully vaccinated with the HPV vaccine by the age of 15;
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 4: ECHO India, a not-for-profit organization revolutionizing capacity-building in healthcare, education, and livelihood, supported the launch of a joint initiative by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka, titled 'Accelera
India will soon introduce the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem, said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for South-East Asia.
Surat (Gujarat) [India], March 9 (ANI/PNN): To commemorate the International Women's Day, over 650+ women from the cross-sections of the society underwent Pap Smear test or Pap screening test organised by the Surat-based Candor IVF center, a leading center for IVF, for detecting cervical can