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South Sudan inaugurates its first national cancer registry

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South Sudan inaugurates its first national cancer registryIllustrative image · Klaus Nielsen · Pexels · Licence Pexels

South Sudan has inaugurated its first cancer registry at Juba Teaching Hospital to accurately measure cases and types of cancer. The initiative is expected to improve prevention and care, following an estimate of more than 8,000 new cases and 5,000 deaths in 2024, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

South Sudan now has nationally observed cancer data thanks to the population-based registry in Juba, inaugurated at Juba Teaching Hospital with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the African Cancer Registry Network. South Sudan's Health Minister, Dak Duop Bichok, said the lack of reliable data had previously limited knowledge of the number of people affected and the types of cancer.

The IARC estimates that South Sudan recorded more than 8,000 new cancer cases and more than 5,000 deaths in 2024. The registry is intended to identify the most common cancers and the populations most at risk in order to guide prevention and control policies, service planning and resource allocation, according to the Ministry of Health.

The WHO provided furniture and equipment, including computers and printers, and plans to support the data collection software as well as provide technical assistance. WHO in South Sudan described the registry as a tool to strengthen prevention, early screening, diagnosis, treatment, patient follow-up and palliative care.

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