{"version":"1","article":{"id":"dr-congo-october-rose-screening-campaign-2026","slug":"dr-congo-october-rose-screening-campaign-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/dr-congo-october-rose-screening-campaign-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-october-rose-screening-campaign-2026?lang=en","title":"DR Congo October screening campaign plans to reach 912,000 women","summary":"The health minister said a campaign running from 1 to 31 October would offer cervical-cancer screening to 912,000 women across six provinces and free breast-cancer screening to 5,000 women in Kinshasa.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["health"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-01","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Agence Congolaise de Presse","url":"https://acp.cd/science-sante-environnement/rdc-plus-de-900-000-femmes-attendues-a-la-campagne-de-depistage-des-cancers-ministre-de-la-sante/","publishedAt":"2026-10-01","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"},{"name":"Ministère de la Santé Publique, Hygiène et Prévoyance Sociale de la RDC","url":"https://sante.gouv.cd/octobre-rose","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/dr-congo-october-rose-screening-campaign-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-october-rose-screening-campaign-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/dr-congo-october-rose-screening-campaign-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-october-rose-screening-campaign-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/dr-congo-october-rose-screening-campaign-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-october-rose-screening-campaign-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/dr-congo-october-rose-screening-campaign-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-october-rose-screening-campaign-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/dr-congo-october-rose-screening-campaign-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-october-rose-screening-campaign-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Speaking in Kinshasa on 1 October, Health Minister Roger Samuel Kamba said the October campaign was being conducted with support from the World Bank and Roche. According to the minister, cervical-cancer screening could be offered to 912,000 women in Kinshasa, Kongo Central, Haut-Katanga, Équateur, Tshopo and Kwilu; 5,000 women in Kinshasa could receive free breast-cancer screening.","The programme is scheduled to continue through 2028. The minister said screening would take place at partner public and private hospitals and that the campaign runs throughout October. These numbers describe planned reach; the report does not say how many people completed screening or report outcomes. The health ministry’s campaign page also confirms the provincial coverage and 5,000/912,000 targets."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The health minister said a campaign running from 1 to 31 October would offer cervical-cancer screening to 912,000 women across six provinces and free breast-cancer screening to 5,000 women in Kinshasa.\n\nSpeaking in Kinshasa on 1 October, Health Minister Roger Samuel Kamba said the October campaign was being conducted with support from the World Bank and Roche. According to the minister, cervical-cancer screening could be offered to 912,000 women in Kinshasa, Kongo Central, Haut-Katanga, Équateur, Tshopo and Kwilu; 5,000 women in Kinshasa could receive free breast-cancer screening.\n\nThe programme is scheduled to continue through 2028. The minister said screening would take place at partner public and private hospitals and that the campaign runs throughout October. These numbers describe planned reach; the report does not say how many people completed screening or report outcomes. The health ministry’s campaign page also confirms the provincial coverage and 5,000/912,000 targets.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}