Free screening for cancer detection. Brovary City Council tells how they care about women's and men's health of local residents

The Brovary city territorial community has a program "Caring for Everyone" for 2024-2026, which aims to provide social protection and medical support to the most vulnerable segments of the population. This was reported to UNN by the Department of Social Protection of the Brovary City Council.

The main objective of the program's activities is to support the most vulnerable categories of citizens by providing them with the necessary social services based on their real needs

According to her, the program provides regular diagnostics for the early detection of cancer. In particular, the following examinations are available to community members:

• cervical cancer cytology screening (liquid Pap test) and HPV testing for women over 21 years of age;

• Breast and ovarian cancer screening for women aged 30 and older;

• screening for thyroid cancer by a doctor's referral;

• urological screening for the diagnosis of prostate cancer for men over 35 years of age.

Citizens of Ukraine who are registered and live in the Brovary community can undergo these examinations free of charge once a year.

According to the Department of Social Protection, as of November 1, 2024, 698 residents of the community were surveyed. Among them:

• 475 women underwent cervical cancer cytology screening and HPV testing;

• 80 women were screened for breast and ovarian cancer;

• 70 people were screened for thyroid cancer;

• 73 men underwent urological screening to diagnose prostate cancer.

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The Brovary community has several important medical programsaimed at supporting the health of the community, in particular, the privileged categories of the population. Ihor Kravtsov, director of the Brovary City Primary Health Care Center, told UNN in an exclusive commentary that one of the key programs is to provide free medicines and medical supplies to privileged categories of the population, including internally displaced persons (IDPs).

In addition, the local authorities of Brovary allocate significant funds to support cancer patients living in the community. The hospital provides them with free chemotherapy drugs, which are expensive because all the components are foreign-made.

In an exclusive commentary to UNN, Brovary Mayor Ihor Sapozhko emphasized that such programs are important for the health and well-being of the community. He added that the city authorities will continue to support these initiatives despite the limited budget.

"We understand how important these programs are for our citizens, especially for those who need constant medical support. The programs of free medicines, support for cancer patients and cancer prevention are vital initiatives, and we are doing our best to maintain them even in difficult conditions. Taking care of the health of our community remains our priority," said Sapozhko.