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Medicines used in the treatment of children's cancer have been handed over to the Ministry of Health and Population.
Dr. Rajesh Sambhajirao Pandav, Nepal representative of World Health Organization (WHO) and Budhi Setiawan, Nepal representative on behalf of UNICEF, handed over medicine to Health and Population Minister Pradeep Paudel. The obtained medicine will be used in the treatment of childhood cancer at Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital, Kanti Children's Hospital, Patan Institute of Health Sciences and Bharatpur Cancer Hospital.
Nepal received essential medicines for cancer treatment in children a few days ago under the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines. In the first phase, three types of drugs were received for one year. In the joint collaboration of WHO and "St. Jude Children's Research Hospital", on March 14, 2080, the Ministry of Health and Population and WHO agreed to provide 35 types of drugs used in the treatment of childhood cancer free of charge. Addressing the
drug transfer program, Health Minister Pradeep Paudel said that by adopting the National Cancer Control Strategy for cancer control, preventive methods are being promoted along with treatment. We have arranged free treatment so that no child is deprived of cancer treatment due to lack of finances. We are confident that children's cancer treatment will be effective with the help of medicine,' he said. According to the
agreement, for the next five years (from 2025 to 2030), those organizations will provide 35 types of essential medicines for free. In addition to providing medicines through this program, for the proper storage and management of those medicines, the necessary 'refrigerators' and 'hygrometers' will be purchased for four hospitals and handed over to the respective hospitals, according to the Ministry of Health .
Every year in Nepal, about 1,500 children are diagnosed with cancer. Due to limited access to services and lack of resources, only about one-third of them have received treatment. The survival rate of children suffering from cancer in Nepal is only 30 percent. In developed countries, this rate is more than 80 percent.
