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Appendix 1 Key Strategy 1 : PREVENTION AND PROMOTION
Objective 1 :
To increase awareness and knowledge of general public on common cancers in Malaysia and their risk factors Target :
Based on NHMS III findings, public knowledge on health information was 46.9%. In view of no data on public knowledge for cancer, the NHMS III findings are used as proxy. In order to achieve optimum impact of
knowledge in reducing the risk factor for cancers, it is targeted that 75% of general public has knowledge on the risk factors of common cancers by 2020.
No Strategy Activities Implementation
period Indicator Collaboration /
Coordinating Agencies 1. Increase awareness on
modifiable risk factors with emphasis on the similarity of risks for other major NCD cancer at nation wide
• Health promotion activities/seminar
• Organise World Cancer Day (4th February) yearly
2016-2020 Number of activities organised
Number of activities organise in
conjunction with world cancer day
MoH (HECC, NCD, Nutrition Division, JKN, PKD), MoHE, National Population and Family
Development Board, NGOs Universities, Academy of Medicine, Clinical Research Malaysia (CRM), Corporate sector, International agencies / institutions.
2. Strengthen collaboration/
networking with related agencies at all level with registration and mapping of activities
• Create a list of relevant NGO’s
and their activities
• Involvement in activities on cancer prevention and risk factors
2016-2020 Directory of NGO’s and their activities printed and distributed Number of involvement on cancer prevention and awareness
MoH
MoH, MoE, MoHE, National Population and Family
Development Board, NGOs
Universities, Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development,
Academy of Medicine, Clinical Research Malaysia (CRM), Corporate sector, International agencies / institutions
Objective 1 :
To increase awareness and knowledge of general public on common cancers in Malaysia and their risk factors Target :
Based on NHMS III findings, public knowledge on health information was 46.9%. In view of no data on public knowledge for cancer, the NHMS III findings are used as proxy. In order to achieve optimum impact of
knowledge in reducing the risk factor for cancers, it is targeted that 75% of general public has knowledge on the risk factors of common cancers by 2020.
No Strategy Activities Implementation
period Indicator Collaboration /
Coordinating Agencies 3. Increase awareness on
selected cancers (Breast, Colorectal, Lungs, Cervix, Nasopharynx, Prostate, liver and oral) and their risk factors, sign and symptoms, importance of screening, diagnosis, treatment, re-habilitation and T&CM, e.g. Pap Smear, breast awareness,
mammogram, mouth self-examination, importance of family history, and breast cancer awareness program and ensuring accessibility to information on promotive and preventive activities
• Media campaign for cancer prevention at national level
• Enhancing existing and coordinated health promotion messages (produce educational material-poster,
pamphlet, booklet, flyers etc). This include the role of T&CM in getting accurate information on T&CM practice and products
• Expand awareness on
screening through social media and outreach
programmes
2016-2020
2016-2020
At least one cancer related campaign implemented a year - 4 types of media (social - fb, twitter, YouTube,
electronic - television, radios, printed- newspaper, magazine)
Type of health education materials produced (poster, pamphlet, video, booklet, flip chart, exhibition material, teaching aids) Number of educational material produced :
- Poster : 10,000 - Pamphlet : 50,000 - Videos : 5 common
cancers
- Flip chart : 5 common cancers (5,000) - Exhibition material :
5 common cancers (1,000 each cancer) Number of social media that promote cancer prevention (facebook, Youtube, twitter, naksihat, portal myHealth, Infosihat)
HECC, Ministry Of Health
Health Promotion Board, HECC, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of
Communication an Multimedia, Ministry of Women, Family and Community, Media Prima, NGOs, Industries and other relevant agencies.
MoH, MoE, NGO MoH, NGO
Objective 1 :
To increase awareness and knowledge of general public on common cancers in Malaysia and their risk factors Target :
Based on NHMS III findings, public knowledge on health information was 46.9%. In view of no data on public knowledge for cancer, the NHMS III findings are used as proxy. In order to achieve optimum impact of
knowledge in reducing the risk factor for cancers, it is targeted that 75% of general public has knowledge on the risk factors of common cancers by 2020.
No Strategy Activities Implementation
period Indicator Collaboration /
Coordinating Agencies
• Organise activities that related to cancer prevention
2016-2020 Total of hospital / clinic (KK/ KD / KP / K1M) have cancer informations corner Number of health camp organised/
KOSPEN
participated related to cancer awareness and prevention program 4. Continuing to educate
community through current and appropriate evidence based medicine (eg. alternative treatment and non-evidence based screening tool)
Consolidate current existing health education materials and programs - Update
information on cancer in Infosihat website & My-Health portal
2016-2020 Number of new / updated cancer education material included in MyHealth portal
&Infosihat website
HECC, Nutrition, NCD, Oral Health, Radiation Unit, T&CM MoH
5. Strengthen health education on cancer- importance of screening, early detection and treatment, alternative medicine, T&CM,
palliative and rehabilitation e.g. Pap Smear, breast awareness, mammogram, mouth self-examination, importance of family history, and breast cancer awareness program
Organize cancer prevention program e.g health campaign, carnival, talks, focus group discussion, counselling,
outreach programme
2016-2020 Number of cancer prevention program organized
Number of participants involved in cancer prevention program
MoH, Ministry of Youth and Sport,
Ministry of
Communication & Mul-timedia, MoE, National Population and Family Development Board, KOSPEN, MAKNA
6. Ensuring accessibility to information on
navigation to services, screening, diagnosis, treatment and
rehabilitation including T&CM practice and practitioners
Develop information on services in the Myhealth Portal and Infosihat
2016-2020 Information on cancer services to be included in existing Myhealth portal and Infosihat
NGO (MAKNA, NCSM), HECC MoH, private hospitals
Objective 2 :
To strengthen the intervention of specific cancer risk factors
Target : a) To sustain the implementation of the National HPV immunization programme and improve coverage >90% (84.07% in 2015)
b) To sustain the implementation of the National Hepatitis B immunization programme and maintain 95% coverage by year 2020 (99.2% in 2015) c) To develop effective cessation initiatives for betel quid chewing behaviour
No Strategy Activities Implementation
period Indicator Collaboration /
Coordinating Agencies 1. To sustain the
implementation of the National HPV immunisation programme
Monitoring of the National HPV immunization programme
2016-2020 Complete recommended doses>90%
MoH
2. To sustain the
implementation of the National Hepatitis B immunisation programme
Monitoring of the National Hepatitis B immunization programme
2016-2020 Complete 3 doses in
>95% MoH
3.
To initiate / support development of effective cessation of betel quid chewing behaviourStrengthen multi-sectoral initiatives in oral cancer management / research on betel quid chewing risk habits
2016-2020 Initiated with OCRCC /
Universities by 2017
Oral Health Division, MoH, Oral Cancer Research and Collaborative Center (OCRCC), Universities