President Biden announced Saturday a new program and funding for research on cancer surgeries as part of his administration’s Cancer Moonshot initiative, aimed at reducing cancer deaths. “So I’m proud to announce that our four countries,

The president will join the leaders of Australia, India and Japan to announce a new initiative for reducing cervical cancer in the Indo-Pacific, a region with especially high rates of the disease.

President Joe Biden on Saturday is hosting a fourth Quad Leaders Summit with Japanese, Australian and Indian leaders to discuss maritime security and announce a "cancer moonshot" initiative.

He said the programme would go a long way in providing affordable, accessible and quality health-care to people in Indo-Pacific countries.

To strengthen the fight against cervical cancer, India has pledged a grant of USD 7.5 million to the testing, screening, and diagnosis of the disease in the Indo-Pacific region.

“In cancer care, collaboration is essential for cure. An integrated approach encompassing prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment is essential to reducing the burden of cancer. India has a very cost-effective ongoing cervical cancer screening programme on a mass scale.