Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic’s nationwide program for the early detection of breast, cervical, and prostate most cancers, ChequéateRD, introduced it has carried out 124,000 screenings since its launch in 2021 by way of September 2025.

The initiative, a collaboration between the Nationwide Well being Service (SNS) and the First Woman’s Workplace, gives free diagnostic and prevention providers throughout the nation. These providers are delivered by way of 13 prioritized hospitals and 512 cellular well being campaigns, bringing important medical care on to underserved communities.

Through the fourth-anniversary occasion, First Woman Raquel Arbaje reiterated her dedication to this system’s growth, stating that ChequéateRD “was born of that promise: to bring opportunities for life where they are most needed.”

Dr. Mario Lama, Director of the SNS, highlighted this system’s impression on decreasing most cancers mortality: “Every screening represents a life that can be saved. Early detection is our best defense against cancer.” Dr. Lama additionally emphasised that mammography can detect breast most cancers as much as two years earlier than it’s palpable, making early prognosis the true life-saving software.

Up to now, this system has screened 89,153 girls and 34,603 males. Of the sufferers screened, 354 have been recognized with most cancers by way of biopsy, with 276 at present present process remedy, underscoring the important position of this system in well timed intervention.