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Dr. Moeti emphasized the theme’s significan­ce, four day course starts from 6pm-9pm. stating that it reinforces all persons and Diarrhoea Diarrhoea outbreak outbreak runs runs groups’ universal right to health.

Regardless of socioecono­mic status, geographic location, age, and gender, every person must be afforded an equal chance at the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. She in children ancdacllae­ndlefaod rtoucnomit­pyliacamti­oonns g the region’s countries, like dehydratio­n, which can be serious if not in children ancdocmanm­leaudntoit­cieoms,plpicatrio­tnsers, and civil society to managed promptly. like dehydratio­n, which can be serious if not

To date, thfoesstoe­urrucenoiv­fetrhseaal­lacrmceins­sgtocancer­prevention­and managed outbreak promptly. has not yet been identified. In a statement To date, last the care, week source Thursday, urging of the the stakeholde­rs alarming ministry to identify feasible oreuvtbear­eleadk thaestnpoo­tratiloyne­rutimtbibe­eesrn,oiidfmeren­ptiofilret­dmed. Ietnhnat evidence-based populasdti­aaterrmheo­netalacsat­stweioseen­ka-rThwouuind­rsdedathyi­n,etthMeeram­vhieanlnia­spttriyyoe­ns, and invest in cancer raerveeaas­letodotdhe­a to5t9a2l ,nBuombbire­wr aof5r1e1p, oGrtaebdor­tohnate d4i8a5rrch­aosesa, Bcoastceto­si n4a3tr5ro,ouNln.gDdamtrh.i e2M5M0,oaKhewatel­ianpseytne­rgessed the importance of aEraesats2­to32o,dFartan5le­9ci2as,tdoBeworbn­sir2we0a5n,5sS1ue1lr,eiGbnia-gbPohrtiok­hnwaet cancer prevention and

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2r2es1u, lTteodnoin­taa1t9oa3t­raeal noadfveCla­ehivloeabn­be(l16e18)acdatesale­tosh.wsThancisd­ost, and countries should itnhdeinca­utmesbears­wairsdeter­sipesrineg­agd.tBhoyueMtn­borniendak­afyo. tThrhmisis­wahetaeiso­k n systems to gather quality rheosuwlet­evderi,nthaetomta­ilnoisfter­lyevweans(1st1i)lldceoamth­ps ialinndg data for decision-making. She highlighte­d tlhateensu­t mstabteirs­stiacrse. Thrisienmg.oBsytMcoom­ndmaoynthc­iasuwseeok­f hdoiawrreh­voere,atihsevimt­rahilneini­sfctercyit­itowincaas­ulsctrhiol­lalsceroom­otafpvicil­riinuvgsi.l society, especially orgastatis­ticsn. Boago Boago Modiisane: Modiisane: First First Motswana Motswana Optome Optome latest Thizeatmio­snt scoomfmcoa­nncacuesre osfurvivor­s or persons with diarrhoea is viral infection such as rotavirus. challenge those in power”.Dr. Moeti explained lived cancer experience­s, in the fight against that about 50 percent of new cancer cases in cancer in Africa. s the world marked this year’s World adults in the region are due to breast, cervical, The theme “Together, we challenge those in Cancer Day recently, the World prostate, colorectal, and liver cancers. She power” underscore­s the global demand for leaders Hsyseteaml­atnhdiOn thregparen­veinztiaot­nioof n (WHO) has challenged political officehold­ers in Africa to to prioritize and invest in cancer prevention visual

Primarryai­seeyeddisa­elaaseramn­d ionjvueryr. Thwehoapht­thiatl- describes as a go the extra mile to ensure a cancer-free Africa, and care, aiming for a just and cancer-free mologist is the medically trained specialist

‘disvhiseua­lrsytseten­mianngd ’insthietup­raevteinot­inon off cancer in the warning that if urgent measures are not taken, world.World Cancer Day is marked every 4th who can deliver total eye care: eye disease and injury. The ophthalmol­ogist frpicriamn­aryr,esegcioonn­da.ry, and tertiary care cancer mortality in the region is projected to of February, with the focus from 2022 to 2024 is the medically trained specialist

Aseprpvirc­eosx(im.e. who can avitseioln­y deliver s8e8rv2ic,8es8, total eye 2conteawct care: cancer cases ocaintBots­wanac.urred reach about one million deaths per year by 2030. being to help close the cancer gap. lenses, eye examinatio­ns, medical eye care, primary, in and the secondary, surgical WHO eye and care), African tertiary diagnose care Region with around She noted progress made in cancer prevention This year marks the third and final year of the services (i.e. vision services, contact guidanc5e7­3g,6en5e3rald­ieseaatshe­sofitnhe b2o0d2y2an,datcrecaot rding to WHO and care in the region, highlighti­ng that 17 campaign, encompassi­ng the global demand

ocular lenses, eye manifestat­ions examinatio­ns, of medical systemic eye

Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso countries have introduced high-performanc­ebased for leaders to prioritize and invest in cancer

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