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DOST vows continued support to Aruga sa Batang may Cancer Initiative

Published May 2, 2021, 2:04 PM Recognizing that only 1,000 out of 4,000 children diagnosed with cancer receive proper care and medication, the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) has vowed its unwavering support to the Aruga sa Batang may Cancer (ABC) Initiative that seeks to provide a web-based pediatric palliative care service in the country. ARUGA sa Batang May Cancer (ABC) Inititative. (Screenshot from the DOSTv Facebook page) “The DOST-PCHRD continues to support the “Aruga sa Batang may Cancer (ABC) Initiative program that aims to alleviate health burden among pediatric patients diagnosed with cancer through the development and implementation of a website focused on the delivery of palliative care services,” DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said on the DOSTv Facebook page on Friday, April 30.

Health experts push formation  of Cancer Council to protect  patients amid pandemic

Published April 7, 2021, 5:09 PM Health experts have urged the immediate formation of the cancer council to implement a law to protect cancer patients. “It is very critical that the National Integrated Cancer Control Act Council has to be organized and convened. Based on the law, the council will act as a policy-making, planning and coordinating body on cancer control attached with DOH (Department of Health). If they are not convened, what is there to fund?” Paul Perez, president of the Cancer Coalition of the Philippines, said in a statement. Republic Act No. 11215 or the National Integrated Cancer Control Act (NICCA) was signed into law in February 2019, but it remains unimplemented, according to Fatima Lorenzo, president of the Philippine Alliance of Patients Organization.

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