It has been revealed that American company Crowell & Moring International (CMI) is working with the Indonesian Ministry of Health to develop a plan to eliminate cervical cancer, one of the leading types of cancer-related death among women in the Southeast Asian country.
The Republic of Indonesia announced the National Cervical Cancer Elimination Plan for Indonesia (2023-2030), in a joint statement released by President Joe Biden and Indonesian President Joko Widodo. The plan builds upon Indonesia’s progress towards the World Health Organization’s global strategy for cervical cancer elimination and the APEC Cervical Cancer Roadmap, an initiative which CMI led.
In Indonesia, over 103 million women face the risk of cervical cancer, with approximately 36,000 new cases annually and around 21,000 deaths in 2020. The plan builds upon Indonesia’s progress towards the World Health Organization’s global strategy for cervical cancer elimination and the APEC Cervical Cancer Roadmap.
Meeting the targets could potentially save over 1 million Indonesian women by 2070. The plan aim at having 90% human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination of both girls and boys, 75% screening with HPV-DNA testing for women aged 30-69, and 90% treatment for pre-cancer and invasive cancer by 2030.
(Source: Crowell & Moring International)
