ABOUT PROGRAM ROSE
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In Malaysia, cervical cancer is the top 3 most common cancer among women.
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Cervical cancer strikes women in the prime of their lives - 3 out of 4 women in Malaysia with cervical cancer are below the age of 64.
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99% of cervical cancer cases are caused by high-risk HPV (Human Papillomavirus) types.
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Only 25% of eligible women had a pap smear done from 2013 to 2017.
Barriers to a successful screening program related to the conventional screening method, Pap smear are:
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Fear
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Embarrassment
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Inconvenience
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Lack of awareness about cervical screening
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Poor infrastructure
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Lack of dedicated resources/staff
Program ROSE uses a revolutionary approach to cervical screening by:
Featuring self-sampling by women themselves, instead of pelvic examination by healthcare professionals.
HPV testing, instead of a pap smear diagnostic test for abnormal cells.
Using a secure digital e-health platform that empowers women to register and have all their follow up communicated through their mobile phone.
Program ROSE was specifically designed for Malaysian women.
This evidence based approach can save lives and spare women and families from the suffering and financial hardship associated with cervical cancer.
Program ROSE answers WHO's Call to Action
"Cervical cancer affects over half a million women each year, and kills a quarter of a million. One woman dies of cervical cancer every two minutes, making it one of the greatest threats to women’s health.
Each one is a tragedy, and we can prevent it. Most of these women are not diagnosed early enough, and lack access to life-saving treatment. If we don’t act, deaths from cervical cancer will rise by almost 50% by 2030.
During my campaign in 2016, I made a commitment to support the global elimination of cervical cancer. I reiterated that commitment when I was elected as Director-General a year ago. We have the tools to turn that commitment into a reality.
We cannot succeed without all of you.
Please join us in making cervical cancer history." (1)
- Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
Director-General of World Health Organization
19th May 2018
RECOGNITION
Finalist for 2018 UICC Collaboration Award
In 2018, Pilot Project ROSE (now known as Program ROSE) was shortlisted as a finalist for the UICC (Union for International Cancer Control) Collaboration Award. Read more here.
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RECENT NEWS
A Doctor's Revolutionary Idea to Combat Cervical Cancer - CodeBlue, April 22, 2019
Women can now test themselves for cervical cancer - Star2, 20 January 2019
ROSE Permudah Wanita Periksa Kanser Serviks di Rumah - Selangor Kini, 14 January 2019
Malaysia dalam kedudukan paling rendah lakukan saringan serviks: TPM - Utusan Borneo, 14 January 2019
Only 24% of women in Malaysia receive life-saving cervical cancer screening - Kwong Wah, 14 January 2019
1 in 116 women are at risk of cervical cancer: Reduce the risk of cervical cancer by early screening - Nanyang, 14 January 2019
Pemeriksaan Kanser Pangkal Rahim Masih Rendah, Dr Wan Azizah - Berita Harian, 14 January 2019
Wan Azizah: Malaysia Well Below WHO Standards Cervical Screening - News Straits Times, 14 January 2019
Wan Azizah Encourages Women to Go for Cervical Cancer Screening - The Star, 14 January 2019
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