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February 4, 2020
TheWorld Health Organisation, WHO is targeting over seven million people, in itseffort to step-up cancer services in resource-poor countries.
TheWHO also warns that if current trends continue, the world will see a 60 percentincrease in cancer cases over the next two decades, predicting that the highestgrowth, an estimated 81 percent in new cases will occur in low andmiddle-income countries, where survival rates are currently lowest.
ThisWorld Health Body says this is largely because the countries in question havehad to focus limited health resources on fighting infectious diseases andimproving maternal and child health, while health services are not equipped tocheck, diagnose and treat cancers.
WHOAssistant Director-General, Universal Health Coverage/Communicable andNon-communicable Diseases, Ren Minghui, explained that in 2019, more than 90percent of high-income countries reported that comprehensive treatment servicesfor cancer were available in the public health system, compared to less than 15percent of low-income countries.
Hesaid this is a wake-up call to all, to tackle the unacceptable inequalitiesbetween cancer services in rich and poor countries.