𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐋 (𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓) 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒
Members of the National Assembly have approved the Cancer Prevention and Control (Amendment) No. 2 Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 45 of 2022) with Amendments.
The Bill sponsored by Hon. Rahim Dawood sought to amend the Cancer Prevention and Control Act, No. 15 of 2012 to provide for training of health cadres in the specialized medical field of oncology, to include cancer treatment as part of the provision of primary healthcare and incorporate the use of e-health and telemedicine.