Cancer is real

Wednesday, September 07, 2016

The Health Ministry is holding a National Symposium on cancer prevention and control that started yesterday and ends tomorrow at Phakalane Golf Estate in collaboration with partners and stakeholders. The theme of the symposium is “Together we can: saving lives through early detection of cancer”.

According to the organisers, the objective of the symposium is to take stock of Botswana’s current prevention and control activities, review key challenges and identify solutions and priorities going forward.

Through the symposium, it is anticipated that participants will identify innovative solutions building on local and international evidence, build consensus around cancer control planning, and strengthen coordination implementation of identified priority activities.

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