Quad Cancer Moonshot: PM Modi announces USD 7.5 million support to fight cervical cancer

Wilmington (Delaware): Highlighting India’s vision of ‘One Earth, One Health,’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (local time) pledged USD 7.5 million to give sampling kits, detection kits, and vaccines nations to fight cervical cancer. At the Cancer Moonshot event in Delaware, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized India’s efforts in combating cervical cancer, stating that the u . s . a . is ready to share its knowledge and expertise with the realm.

He also emphasized the importance of an “integrated way to prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment” to find a style to cut back the cancer burden. As per news agency ANI report, the Cancer Moonshot is a White House initiative to bring renewed leadership to the fight against cancer, facilitate new collaborations, and drive progress across the cancer journey utilizing all facets of the oncology community – federal agencies and departments, inner most companies, healthcare providers, patient groups, philanthropies, and all Americans.

PM Modi said,”I thank President Biden for organising this event. This reflects our shared determination to present inexpensive, on hand and quality health care. At some point of the COVID pandemic, we had taken the Quad Vaccine initiative for the Indo-Pacific and I'm glad that within the Quad, now we have got determined to jointly tackle challenges like cervical cancer. In cancer care, collaboration is necessary for cure.”

Furthermore, he added, “An integrated approach of prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment is critical to cut back the burden of cancer. In India, an extraordinarily cost-effective cervical cancer screening program is being carried out.”

Prime Minister stated that India has developed its own vaccine for cervical cancer, and new treatment protocols are being implemented with the help of AI. He also mentioned that a highly cost-effective cervical cancer screening program is currently being conducted within the u . s . a ..

“Along with this, India is running the realm’s largest health insurance scheme and special centres have also been set up to make medicines reachable to everyone at inexpensive cost. India has also developed its own vaccine for cervical cancer and new treatment protocols are also being introduced with the lend a hand of Synthetic Intelligence,” the Prime Minister said.

“India is ready to share its experience and expertise. Today, many experts from India working in cancer care have joined us on this event. India’s vision is One Earth One Health. I announce the toughen of sampling kits, detection kits and vaccines worth USD 7.5 million,” he added.

Prime Minister Modi in an analogous fashion announced that India will collaborate on radiotherapy treatment and capacity building, while also contributing 40 million vaccine doses to Indo-Pacific nations as a element of the GAVI and QUAD initiatives.

(With ANI Inputs)