Doha: The Supreme Council of Health has recently launched the Qatar National Cancer Registry which aims to provide integrated national data, on all cancer cases that are diagnosed each year, from information sourced from all public and private health sectors.
A new electronic data reporting program has been developed for the registry by Supreme Council of Health staff. The registration of cancer cases will be carried out electronically by hospitals, in addition to laboratories and private diagnostic centers. The information will then be scientifically checked and reviewed. The registry’s database is connected with other relevant entities to ensure data is updated.
The Assistant Secretary General for Policy Affairs at the Supreme Council of Health Dr. Faleh Mohamed Hussain Ali has highly commended the establishment of the Qatar National Cancer Registry, emphasizing that it will provide comprehensive information about cancer cases in the State, which can be used for the purposes of health planning and development and scientific research.
Dr. Faleh noted that the registry is one of the significant outcomes of the National Cancer Strategy which has achieved remarkable progress since its launch back in 2011. He noted that the registry now employs qualified staff who have achieved an international accreditation to register cancer cases.
The Qatar National Cancer Registry is a part of the National Cancer Program at the Supreme Council of Health. The Program provides the framework that defines the national approach to dealing with cancer in the State of Qatar, and is based on the National Cancer Strategy. The program aims to reduce the burden of cancer in the country while ensuring that the best services in the world are delivered to patients to improve outcomes.
It is also worth mentioning that the State of Qatar is among only a few countries in the region whose cancer data has been accepted by the World Health Organization, which reflects the high quality of data collected on health issues in Qatar; the Qatar cancer data was also published in the 10th edition on cancer cases by WHO (Ci5-X) issued by International Agency for Research in Cancer (IARC) which is part of the World Health Organization.
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