Women Coalition Against Cancer salutes National Cancer Center’s effort to eliminate colorectal cancer in Malawi [Video]

The Women Coalition Against Cancer (WOCACA) has commended efforts by the National Cancer Centre to eliminate colorectal cancer amidst shortage of human resources and equipment at the facility.

WOCACA Executive Director Maud Mwakasungula at the Blue Hat Bow Tie Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month event held at the National Cancer Centre in Lilongwe on Monday,said that he has observed that the facility is working hard to deal with colorectal cancer, which has become another emerging public health concern Malawi.

Mwakasungula asked the government of Malawi and its stakeholders to invest more in cancer screening infrastructure and programs, enabling early diagnosis and better treatment outcomes.

The rising cases of colorectal cancer incidence is a clear evidence that the country needs to increase awareness, early detection, and effective management strategies” said Mwakasungula.

Mwakasungula said the barriers is mostly due to late diagnoses, limited screening programs, insufficient healthcare facilities to access mostly in rural …