Next year, the state of Castile and León will set up a working group to oversee its cancer detection program. This was announced by Health Minister Alejandro Vázquez when he appeared in a local court to elaborate on the main issues. … Items from your department’s next year’s budget project, 5.23 billion euros, +7.2% than in 2024 – the account was extended last year.
As indicated, this committee: patient This enables “information sharing” and “determining program improvement strategies.”
Additionally, he assured that “improvements” will be made to cervical cancer screening, in addition to the population aged 70 to 74 and cervical cancer screening to be carried out in 2024. colorectal cancer, breast cancer, It would therefore extend these measures to a “larger” population in terms of what the national health system provides.
Another program that will be expanded, as detailed by Vasquez, is: Newborn screening for congenital diseases, The discovery of five new medical conditions means 25 people will be included in the service next year, which is 13 more than what is being considered at the state level.
He suggested that the 55 million euro investment would also improve the vaccination schedule. In that sense, he explained that this campaign has expanded the age range for childhood influenza vaccination to eight years of age, and that additional ages will be added next year, although he did not provide details. Vaccination against syncytial virus (RSV), which causes bronchiolitis, in elderly people in care homes will also continue in 2026.