is achievable with strategic, targeted, and sustainable intervention and action, according to a report released recently by the APAC Women’s Cancer Coalition .
Implementing a national, accessible, cancer-specific digital registry that can ensure timely and accurate information, monitoring, and tracking systems will be critical in ensuring that coverage for both cancers is met, improving follow-up treatment, and capturing data that would improve programs and services.
The WHO has previously launched global initiatives, such as the Global Strategy for Cervical Cancer Elimination and Global Breast Cancer Initiative, to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer and sustained decrease in breast cancer mortality. There is also no nationwide breast cancer screening program is available in the Philippines, according to the European Journal on breast health.
According to the World Bank, the Philippines currently spends 5.6% of GDP on health expenditure, compared to a global average of 9.8%. Therapies available in the public sector are limited to more basic treatment, with high out-of-pocket costs for advanced treatments.