Health

Decrease in breast cancer deaths: Waqainabete

October 4, 2019 4:50 pm

Recent breast cancer statistics released by the Health Ministry reveals there’s a huge reduction in the number of women dying from the disease.

Minister responsible, Dr. Ifereimi Waqainabete highlighted this while launching Pinktober month at the CWM Hospital today.

“Back in 2003, sixty percent of women within the first year passed on with breast cancer, at the moment this data showed twenty percent.”

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Dr. Waqainabete says the decrease is due to the platform health workers have laid in the management of Cancer.

The Minister also acknowledged people in the health fraternity who have chosen to stay within Fiji’s health system.