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Published: Dec. 21, 2023, 4 p.m.

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Indonesia\\u2019s bold plan to catch cervical cancer early will see 50-60 million women screened and vaccinated\\xa0

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Synopsis: Every fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times\' US Bureau Chief Nirmal Ghosh shines a light on Asian perspectives of global and Asian issues with expert guests.

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Indonesia\\u2019s bold plan to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health concern - the country\\u2019s cervical cancer rate is higher than the global average - is being approached not as a programme but as a movement, says its Health Minister Budi\\xa0Gunadi\\xa0Sadikin

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The plan aims at using thousands of primary health clinics and also private sector partners across the sprawling and diverse country, to screen 50-60 million women early for cervical cancer - because catching it early is the key to bringing down the numbers.\\xa0

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Currently roughly 70 per cent of cases are diagnosed when they are already in an advanced stage - and the fatality rate is high.\\xa0

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The Minister, a nuclear physicist and among other things former CEO of Indonesia\\u2019s micro lending bank giant Mandiri Bank, spoke to Asian Insider host Nirmal Ghosh on this episode, stressing that early intervention and a massive vaccination drive, enabled by wide buy-in across the government and private sector - the result of a wide consultation process - will reduce the fatality rate.\\xa0

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Highlights (click/tap above):\\xa0

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00:48 Indonesia\'s cervical cancer rate is higher than the global average

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04:28 Reducing mortality rate to below 30 per cent, possible but with early detection

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06:37 The key strategy is to fix this problem earlier, not later

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07:45 First: Massive immunizations for about 50 to 60 million Indonesian women

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11:16 Approach as a movement, not a programme\\xa0

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12:55\\xa0 Providing healthcare facilities to private sectors - free screening, free vaccine

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Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) and Fa\\u2019izah Sani

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Edited by: Fa\\u2019izah Sani

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