Tag: Vigilance

Vigilance and prevention against cervical cancer urged in Cervical Cancer Awareness Month *****************************************************************************************      The Department of Health (DH) today (January 6) urged members of the public to support Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, which has been designated as every January by the International Agency for Research on Cancer under the World Health Organization, with an aim of eliminating this preventable disease by the end of this century through global co-operation.      In 2020, it was the seventh most common female cancer with over 550 new cases and 159 deaths in Hong Kong.      “Persistent infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) may cause cervical ... Read more

Observance of Vigilance Awareness Week – 2021 commenced at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata today, with administration of “Integrity Pledge” by Shri Vinit Kumar, Chairman, Syama Prsad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata in presence of Dy. Chairmen and Heads of Department. During the occasion, the messages of the President, the Prime Minister and CVC were read out to the gathering. There were brief presentations on Public Interest Disclosure and Protection of Informers (PIDPI) Resolution, which has been a special initiative by CVC this year for creating awareness pertaining to PIDPI complaints. The same was followed by short discourses on Digital Life Certificate (DLC) ... Read more