THE Philippine Cervical Cancer Elimination Movement urges the Philippine government to strengthen current public health efforts under the National Integrated Cancer Control Program (NICCA) through bilateral health cooperation, and public-private partnerships, within the framework of a national action plan that will further clarify and follow-through on commitments.
This follows the recent US-Indonesia declaration of a strategic partnership for health, with the leaders of the two countries holding a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit and issuing a joint statement reiterating their shared commitment to strengthening prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, including cancer, and particularly their shared intent to eliminate the incidence of cervical cancer.
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