{"id":4337,"date":"2024-09-16T11:45:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T11:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=4337"},"modified":"2024-09-16T11:46:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T11:46:05","slug":"mps-call-for-improves-funding-and-treatment-of-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=4337","title":{"rendered":"MPs Call for Improves Funding and Treatment of Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Health Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zimbabwean Members of Parliament have called for increased funding for cancer research and treatment, emphasizing the need for a collective approach to address the growing threat of cancer in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We need to work together to address the cancer crisis in Zimbabwe,&#8221; said Shamva South MP, Joseph Mapiki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We need awareness campaigns, research into traditional medicines, and investment in modern technology.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gokwe-Kabuyuni&#8217;s Spencer Tshuma added,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Early detection and treatment are crucial. We need to invest in modern equipment and trained personnel.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manicaland Proportional Representative, Miriam Matinenga emphasized the importance of awareness campaigns, particularly in rural areas, and suggested that traditional leaders play a key role in disseminating information about cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matabeleland South Proportional representative, Mail Nkomo proposed a comprehensive campaign strategy to educate the public about cancer, saying, &#8220;We need to work together to prevent and treat cancer effectively.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The debate highlighted the critical need for a collective and comprehensive approach to address the growing threat of cancer in Zimbabwe, with over 7,500 new cases and over 2,500 deaths recorded per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News\u00a92024<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health Reporter Zimbabwean Members of Parliament have called for increased funding for cancer research and treatment, emphasizing the need for a collective approach to address the growing threat of cancer&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[126],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4337"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4339,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4337\/revisions\/4339"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}