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Kalpanie Wijewardane
Saddharma Weerakoon
Janaki Vidanapathirana
Short Communication
Cervical cancer elimination: Readiness to achieve interim targets in Sri Lanka 2021 – 2030
Upuli Perera1*, Thanuja Wickramatunga2, Kalpanie Wijewardane2, Saddharma Weerakoon3 and Janaki Vidanapathirana4
1Consultant Community Physician, National Cancer Control Programme, Ministry of health, Sri Lanka.
2Medical Officer, National Cancer Control Programme Ministry of health, Sri Lanka.
3Registrar in Community Medicine, National Cancer Control Programme, Ministry of health, Sri Lanka.
4Director, National Cancer Control Programme Ministry of health, Sri Lanka.
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Upuli Perera |
Thanuja Wickramatunga |
Kalpanie Wijewardane |
Saddharma Weerakoon |
Janaki Vidanapathirana |
Article Number: irjpeh.22.002 | Pages: 10-15 | Vol. 9 (1), February 2022 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.15739/irjpeh.22.002
Received: November 29, 2021 Accepted: January 18, 2022 Published: February 7, 2022
Abstract
Cervical cancer is highly preventable and curable cancer. In 2020, World Health Organization has declared a global strategy to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem. The study’s goal is to create a National Strategic Plan (NSP) to achieve the interim goal of eliminating cervical cancer as a public health problem. There was an identification of the vision, mission, goal, strategic objectives, and strategic directions. The National Cancer Control Programme developed the initial draught of the NSP based on a set of guiding principles, national and international policies, and the global strategy. Feedback was obtained via a series of hybrid meetings from stakeholders and the content was finalized. With the goal to reach interim targets for elimination of cervical cancer by 2030, the NSP was developed as a guiding document for Sri Lanka’s response to elimination of cervical cancer. This document has laid down seven strategic objectives, several strategic directions and major activities to achieve 90-70-90 targets of elimination. It ensured the strengthening of existing strategies for cervical cancer care and identified the new strategies. The NSP was developed to reach the interim targets of cervical cancer elimination in Sri Lanka by 2030.
Keywords:
Cervical cancer, interim targets, elimination, strategic plan, Sri Lanka
How to Cite this Article
Perera U, Wickramatunga T, Wijewardane K, Weerakoon S, Vidanapathirana J(2022). Cervical cancer elimination: Readiness to achieve interim targets in Sri Lanka 2021 – 2030.Int. Res. J. Pub. Environ. Health 9 (1):10-15.
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