The World Health Organization (WHO) has begun distributing childhood cancer medicines at no cost in Mongolia and Uzbekistan, marking the launch of a global initiative to improve access to these life-saving treatments for children in low- and middle-income countries.
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“In 2018, WHO established a Global Initiative on Childhood Cancer with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the United States and more than 100 other partners,” he said. He noted that the shipments of medicines are planned for four other countries: Ecuador, Jordan, Nepal, and Zambia.Support journalism driven by facts, created by Nigerians for Nigerians. Our thorough, researched reporting relies on the support of readers like you.He said WHO estimates that these treatments will reach about 5000 children with cancer across at least 30 hospitals in these six countries this year.
According to him, in 2024, the board dealt with a large agenda covering the huge range of WHO’s work: emergencies, polio, meningitis, cervical cancer, medical devices, air pollution, and universal health coverage. According to him, the increase approved by the board in the first week of February is the next step towards that target and is critical for putting WHO on a more sustainable financial footing.
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