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Podcast: The Straits Times Podcasts
Episode: Eliminating cervical cancer in Indonesia a movement, not a programme
Description: Indonesia’s bold plan to catch cervical cancer early will see 50-60 million women screened and vaccinated 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. Indonesia’s bold plan to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health concern - the country’s 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 Gunadi Sadikin The plan aims at u...