Bhutan prioritizes the mass screening program for cervical, breast, and gastric cancer as national issues and plans to achieve 100 percent coverage. Early detection through the screening program could save lives as well as cost of treatment.
To achieve the mass screening program nationwide, the implementation needs the support from the multi-sectoral collaboration and coordination, including local government and community.
The program is being implemented through a separate Project Management Unit (PMU) in the Ministry of Health with a budget outlay of Nu 1.109-billion. To read more, click.
Source: Bhutan Times
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