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Al-Dbaiba stresses the necessity of treating the issue of oncology patients in a professional and serious manner.

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Tripoli, January 10, 2024 (LANA) - The Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, “Abdul Hamid Al-Dbaiba,” stressed the need to address the issue of oncology patients in a professional and serious manner, and not through temporary treatments, by starting with early detection and awareness to inventory all patients through a comprehensive system for all data and diagnosis.

This came during his meeting today, Wednesday, with the head of the National Cancer Control Authority and the directors of centers and bodies specialized in the field of oncology, departments and offices of the Authority, in the presence of the Ministers of State for Cabinet Affairs, Communication and Political Affairs and the head of the Treatment Services Support and Development Agency to follow up on the plan of the National Cancer Control Authority for the year 2024.

Through a presentation presented by the Director of the National Cancer Control Authority, Al-Dbaiba was briefed on the steps taken by the Authority and the detailed plan for the current year, which focused on the registration system, completing the registration of medical cases, the mechanism for supplying medicines, the radiotherapy and chemotherapy service, and the awareness and early detection plan.

At the end of the meeting, Al-Dbaiba praised the efforts made to start radiotherapy locally through the recent opening of the Tripoli Radiotherapy Center, which will begin receiving cases on January 20 at a rate of 180 cases per day, in addition to other specialized centers locally, stressing the need to continue working at the same pace.

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