The ministry of Health has announced plans for an aggressive sensitization campaign against cancer and other incurable diseases.
The permanent secretary in the health Ministry( MINISANTE), Uzziel Ndagijimana, told IGIHE.com that as other diseases like malaria reduce, the incurable ones are on the increase. This is reason why the ministry is going to make much effort in fighting against them.
He said, “The ministry is planning to establish four centers at CHUK, King Faisal and others in charge of fighting against deadly diseases including cancer and make more sensitization to the citizens.”
Though less talked about, cancer is among the top killers of many people in the world for UN indicates that it is expected to kill 84 million from 2005 to 2015 if it is not fought.
Every year 4th February is a world day on the fighting cancer with making its test, thinking about it and ways to fight it. There are three ways the cancer may be cured: surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy.
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