Castilla and León plan to launch a working group next year to monitor cancer screening programmes. This was announced by Health Minister Alejandro Vazquez while appearing before the regional courts to detail key details … Elements of your department’s draft budget for next year, prepared 5.23 billion euros, an increase of 7.2 percent Compared to 2024 – the accounts were extended last year -.
As indicated, in this committee Sick It will allow for “exchange of information” as well as “decision making on strategies to improve the program.”
In addition, he stressed that “improvements” will be made in cervical cancer screening, in addition to those that will be implemented in 2024 and which include the population aged 70 to 74 years and those aged 70 to 74 years. Colorectal cancer, breast cancer, Thus expanding these measures to include a “larger” population segment in relation to what the national health system provides.
Another program that will be expanded, as Vazquez detailed, is the Newborn screening for congenital diseases, With five new diseases, there will be 25 diseases listed in this service next year, thirteen more than those expected at the state level.
He pointed out that the vaccination schedule will also be improved with an investment of 55 million euros. In this regard, he explained that in addition to extending the age group to 8 years for vaccinating children against influenza in this campaign, another addition is expected next year, although he did not give details of what it would be. Immunization against syncytial virus (RSV), which causes bronchiolitis, will also continue in 2026 in older people in nursing homes.
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