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For the first time ever, over 400 stakeholders, including municipalities, healthcare advocacy groups, national agencies, and civil societies, stood united against the Big C at theIn the Philippines, cervical cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer that claims the lives of 12 Filipina women each day, leading to over 4000 untimely deaths each year and putting about 40 Million Filipina women and children at risk.
Likewise, the Department of Health reaffirmed its mandate to protect the lives and advance the health of every Filipino, highlighting its unwavering support for a future free from cervical cancer. Undersecretary Glenn Mathew Baggao emphasized the importance of collaboration, stating, “No one organization can completely eradicate cervical cancer on its own.
With the recent expanded devolution under the Mandanas Ruling, which gives more power and funding to the local government, the LGUs are more accountable for advancing public health now more than ever. “From July 2022 and February 2024, we found that about 10% of more than 5,000 women screened are positive for HPV infection.” said Dr. Ramona Abarquez, OIC of the Quezon City Health Department. “We don’t want to lose 10% of our teens and our mothers to cancer that is preventable, detectable, and treatable if found on time.”
“We are on track to digitalize our information to effectively reach our constituents and harness data we could use to program our healthcare advocacies and allocate resources,” said Mayor Ruffy Biazon of Muntinlupa City. “We want to develop the confidence of our people to get themselves checked and strengthen grassroots health services.”
“In all my capacity as an esteemed reproductive health advocate, I pledge to illuminate the path to prevention, empowering minds with the understanding and awareness of protecting their future reproductive health,” stated Dr. Socorro Bernardino, Former President of the Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecologic Society of the Philippines. Together, let’s shield tomorrow one young life at a time.”
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