so that people want early diagnosis
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Director of Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health Dr. Eva Susanti, S.Kp., M.Kes said that the government has implemented a strategy to tackle cancer which consisted of four pillars.
Eva said the four pillars are health promotion, special protection, early diagnosis and case management. This also includes palliative services as indicated in the Regulation of the Minister of Health n. 71 of 2015 relating to the management of non-communicable diseases.
‘We will also periodically provide cancer checkups at the puskesmas. These four strategies need to be implemented together across all sectors to provide as broad information and education as possible,’ said Dr. Eva in a media discussion in Jakarta on Saturday.
Cancer is a life-threatening non-communicable disease (PTM). However, there are still many people who lack knowledge and information about cancer, especially ovarian cancer as opposed to breast or cervical cancer.
This is one of the obstacles to early diagnosis and prevention efforts. Worldwide, ovarian cancer is the eighth leading cause of death for women, while in Indonesia it ranks third in incidence and mortality rate.
Eva said the Ministry of Health is stepping up campaigns for early detection of ovarian cancer. The dissemination of this information was also carried out through various media including TikTok in order to attract more attention from the public, especially young people, to have awareness in carrying out the first exams.
“We do education, through social media through influencers so that people want early diagnosis, so that management is better too and that requires support from various parties,” said Eva.
In addition, the Ministry of Health is also transforming health services at the primary level by providing better equipment at puskesmas and advising health workers on early cancer detection.
“First, we still have breast cancer because there are so many, then cervical cancer. We also strengthen our Posyandu cadres to invite people of productive age to check for cancer,” she said.
“Yes, slowly, but we will work it out,” Eva continued.
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