Sudanese Ministry of Health and IAEA discuss Sudan’s National Cancer Plan

The Citizen / Vienna

The meetings of the Sudanese Ministry of Health with the IAEA on Sudan’s cancer plan, especially regarding radiotherapy and atomic therapy, began at the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria.
In addition to the IAEA, the WHO Regional Office is participating in these meetings.

Sudan is represented in these meetings by the Federal Undersecretary of Health, Dr. Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, the Minister and Representative of Sudan, Ambassador Magdi Mufaddal, and a number of ministry leaders concerned with cancer services in Sudan, in addition to the representative of the Atomic Agency in Sudan.

The first day began with the development of the work program, which included Sudan’s presentation on the current health situation, especially oncology hospitals and the impact of the war, as well as the presentation of the axes and projects that will be presented by the International Atomic Energy Agency for the current stage 2026-2027, as well as the strategic plan until 2030.

Sudan also gave a presentation on the support provided by the state for cancer treatment and treatment centers supervised by the National Cancer Center.

The meetings will continue on the Hope Ray initiative, which Sudan joined in 2022, where Sudan was represented at the time by the Minister of Health, Dr. Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim. This initiative is expected to contribute to improving radiotherapy services in Sudan.