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The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that cancer cases have more than doubled in the African region, from 338,000 cases reported in 2002 to almost 846,000 cases in 2020.
It said the most common forms are cancers of the breast, cervix, prostate, bowel, colon, rectum and liver.
In his speech to commemorate the World Cancer Day on Wednesday, WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, said the current focus should be on the implementation of a comprehensive surveillance system and investment in digital innovations to improve cancer care.
“Over the past 20 years, new cancer cases have more than doubled in the African region, from 338,000 cases reported in 2002 to almost 846,000 cases in 2020,” he said.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged governments to prioritise inoculation of health workers and older persons and to share excess doses with other nations as COVID-19 vaccines are currently in scarce supply.
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, made the appeal in a speech posted on the WHO website.
Ghebreyesus, who spoke at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, said more vaccines are being developed, approved and produced, saying “there will be enough for everyone.
“But for now, vaccines are a limited resource. We must use them as effectively and as fairly as we can. If we do that, lives will be saved.”
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