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UKRAINE DEVELOPS CANCER CONTROL STRATEGY

20 January , 2021  

The Ministry of Health has developed and is preparing for implementation the National Cancer Control Strategy until 2030, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said during a press briefing in Kyiv on Wednesday.

“The Ministry of Health in 2020 has developed a National Cancer Control Strategy until 2030, the implementation of which will start in the near future,” he said.

The minister said that it is planned to expand the list of services for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer under the medical guarantees program.

“In 2020, 118 medical institutions provided services for the diagnosis of oncological diseases. In 2021, we will expand the list of such services as much as possible,” Stepanov said.

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