Authors :
Dr. Gamal Abdul Hamid; Dr. Saeed Noman
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 12 - December
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7532896
Abstract :
National planning for cancer control is the
most effective way to address the cancer problem in
Yemen. Each country has its own characteristics in
terms of cancer burden, cancer and risk factors, culture,
health system, and available financial and human
resources as well. As infrastructure it must be carefully
evaluated in order to establish realistic and achievable
business priorities. The Ministry of Public Health and
Population in Yemen has started the process of
preparing the document “National Cancer Control plan
in Yemen” (NCCP-Y) “in January 2006, and it was
amended in 2007. But this document did not see the
light, then events and local and Arab popular
interactions followed, and at a time when there were no
oncology centers other than the National oncology
Center in Sana’a, no specific strategy or plan was
implemented. The National Program of Cancer Control
preparing the proposal of national plan for cancer
control in Yemen in line with the framework of the
World Health Organization and the Regional Office for
the Eastern Mediterranean, with specific goals and
objectives. The goals are to control cancer, reduce
incidence, control mortality, and improve outcomes and
quality of life for cancer patients.
Keywords :
Cancer Control Plan, Yemen, Burden of Cancer, Treatment Guidelines
National planning for cancer control is the
most effective way to address the cancer problem in
Yemen. Each country has its own characteristics in
terms of cancer burden, cancer and risk factors, culture,
health system, and available financial and human
resources as well. As infrastructure it must be carefully
evaluated in order to establish realistic and achievable
business priorities. The Ministry of Public Health and
Population in Yemen has started the process of
preparing the document “National Cancer Control plan
in Yemen” (NCCP-Y) “in January 2006, and it was
amended in 2007. But this document did not see the
light, then events and local and Arab popular
interactions followed, and at a time when there were no
oncology centers other than the National oncology
Center in Sana’a, no specific strategy or plan was
implemented. The National Program of Cancer Control
preparing the proposal of national plan for cancer
control in Yemen in line with the framework of the
World Health Organization and the Regional Office for
the Eastern Mediterranean, with specific goals and
objectives. The goals are to control cancer, reduce
incidence, control mortality, and improve outcomes and
quality of life for cancer patients.
Keywords :
Cancer Control Plan, Yemen, Burden of Cancer, Treatment Guidelines
