MINISTER of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohammad Isham bin Haji Jaafar, with several senior officers from the Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday attended the World Cancer Leader Summit 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The summit was organised by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) themed ‘Cancer Treatment for All’ which aimed to focus on the need to plan and implement a national cancer control plan for the development of the basic infrastructure needed to effectively treat cancer patients which are increasing in number.
The summit was a forum that discussed the policies to address the need to invest in early detection, treatment and care of cancer patients. Also present at the summit were President-Elect of the UICC Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired, Assistant Director-General for Family, Women, Children and Adolescents, World Health Organization Dr Princess Nothemba Simelela, Minister of Health Malaysia Dr Haji Dzulkefly bin Ahmad and Principal Patron of the National Cancer Society of Malaysia Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz.
At the session, the minister and his entourage had participated in several briefings, interviews and discussions where national leaders shared experiences and exchanged views in the field of developing national cancer control programmes including equality of treatment and care of cancer patients, the importance of the system surveillance of cancer and the involvement of various stakeholders.
The minister and his entourage also attended the World Cancer Congress which took place immediately after the World Cancer Leader Summit 2018. The World Cancer Congress is an international conference providing a platform for exchange of knowledge and best practices and strengthening national, regional, action plans and global on prevention and control of cancer.
