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Walter Nyamukondiwa recently in KAROI
ZIMBABWE has launched a National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP 2025-30) to co-ordinate the nation’s response to the growing cancer burden.
The comprehensive strategy, unveiled during World Cancer Day commemorations in Kadoma last week, represents a major step in restructuring cancer prevention, treatment, and palliative care services.
Zimbabwe launched the National Cancer Control Plan (2025-30) to galvanise and structure the country’s intervention in the growing scourge of cancer.
The National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP) underscores the Government’s commitment to improving the country’s health system and streamlining cancer control, prevention and early detection to treatment, survivorship, and palliative care.
Health and Child Care Minister Douglas Mombeshora also launched five other documents and projects to enhance the country’s capacity to combat cancer and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
These include the Package of Essential Non-communicable Diseases (PEN) and PEN Plus Programmes aimed at integrating NCD services into primary healthcare.
This is designed to ensure that vulnerable populations have access to life-saving interventions.
Speaking at the World Cancer Day, Dr Mombeshora said the interventions were aimed at addressing the multifaceted challenges of cancer control.
“Today we will make history as we are going to launch the National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP) for 2025-2030, we are going to make a progressive and decisive step forward in our fight against cancer”, said Dr Mombeshora.
“This comprehensive plan is a roadmap for action, grounded in evidence-based interventions and structured around five critical pillars which are: Priority Cancers, Service Delivery, Leadership and Governance, Health Workforce, Healthcare Financing and Infrastructure, Equipment, and Products”.
He said the NCCP would help strengthen the health system and improve services for non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
The Minister also launched the Adult Cancer Treatment Guidelines and Pediatric Cancer Treatment Guidelines, which will standardise and improve the quality of cancer care across all age groups.
It also included the Zimbabwe Non-Communicable Diseases and Injury Poverty Commission Report, offering insights into the socio-economic impacts of NCDs and addressing the root causes of the diseases.
Minister Mombeshora also launched the Zimbabwe National Cancer Registry Report 2022, which provides up-to-date data cancer incidences and mortality in the country.
Also launched was the Hope for Lung Project, for better outcomes for patients with lung cancer.
The Women Integrated Cancer Services Project, targeted for implementation in Hurungwe and Beitbridge districts to improve access to cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment for women.
The Implementation of the NCCP, alongside these complementary initiatives, will enable us to build a more robust and responsive health system, one that is capable of meeting the needs of all Zimbabweans, said Minister Mombeshora.
Online Reporter