CKG Program key to early cancer detection - Health Minister
The Indonesian Health Ministry is decentralizing cancer detection services by equipping community health centers with advanced diagnostic tools like AI-based ultrasound and digital X-rays. This initiative aims to reduce high mortality rates by catching cancers at earlier, more treatable stages.
Jakarta, IO – The high cancer mortality rate in Indonesia is largely driven by delayed diagnoses. To curb these unnecessary fatalities, the Health Ministry (Kemenkes) is executing a massive transformation, by distributing advanced early detection equipment down to the community health center (Puskesmas) level and accelerating the deployment of oncology specialists.
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