Delhi Health Minister Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh kicked off the CAPS program at DSCI on World Cancer Day, fortifying the battle against cancer through awareness, prevention, and widespread screening. Attendees included key health personnel across ranks.
In his keynote, Dr. Singh hammered home the need for early vigilance, as Delhi’s appeal to out-of-state patients skews data yet reveals late-detection dangers. Commitment to life-saving, quality care remains paramount.
The community-driven effort spotlights women, deploying advanced mobile vans for mammography and HPV DNA screening to strategic and remote spots for hassle-free access.
Pivotal was introducing the self-testing kit, allowing discreet home-based vaginal swab collection for lab RT-PCR HPV checks. Weekly reports trigger advice and interventions; mammograms analyzed on-site with follow-up protocols.
Scope widens to detection awareness, tobacco awareness, and cervical vaccinations. CM Rekha Gupta’s team advances a prevention-first framework with diagnostic enhancements and camps zeroing in on breast, cervical, oral cancers.
Dr. Singh linked efforts to national goals, targeting late presentations via education and scaling screenings, vaccines, and vans. The aim: preempt illness, deliver superior treatment timely to every Delhilite. Public health investments promise accessible, premium cancer care universally.