Jaguars Partner With Cancer Association
Monday, August 05, 2019
CAB executive director, Boitumelo Molefhe-Ndebele told Sport Monitor that Jaguars becomes the first club to partner with them in the 21 years that the organisation has existed. She said maybe it was because of the visibility of the Cancer Association.
“Maybe it is because the government has taken a step of recognising Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) as a major factor in causing harm to our population. The announcement was made during the budget speech in February. It now going to become policy, they are going to budget for it just like HIV/AIDS. It is a process that would not happen overnight,” she said.
The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...