Rogobete: 119,000 Women Targeted for Screening at the Oncology Institute in Cluj-Napoca

The Minister of Health, Alexandru Rogobete, stated that he was pleased with his visit on Saturday to hospitals in Cluj-Napoca. Among the facilities visited was the "Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuță" Oncology Institute, where 119,000 women are targeted for screening as part of a breast cancer prevention project.

On Sunday, the minister announced on Facebook that he had visited the mobile screening caravan organised by the Cluj-based institute. He noted that the project targets 119,000 women and described it as "an ambitious objective that can make a difference for thousands of families".

Rogobete explained that this mobile caravan represents "a concrete example of how we can bring medical services closer to people". According to the minister, through mobile caravans, women can undergo mammographic examinations even in communities where access to specialist medical services is difficult.

He emphasised that the development of national screening programmes is a priority of his ministerial mandate and that he aims to expand these programmes across all regions of the country, in collaboration with oncology institutes, hospitals, and healthcare professionals.

"I would like to congratulate the team at the Oncology Institute in Cluj-Napoca for their professionalism, dedication, and for understanding how important prevention, early diagnosis, and the development of outpatient medical services are," Rogobete added.

The minister concluded his message by underlining the importance of prevention: "Health must not begin when illness strikes, but long before, through prevention! We continue to build a healthcare system that reaches every patient."