Mr. Kamel Baddari, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, attended the opening of the national conferences on cancer control on May 3, 2025, under the esteemed patronage of the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune. The event, hosted at the International Conference Centre and organised by the National Committee for Cancer Prevention and Control, aimed the establishment of a national strategy for cancer prevention and control for the years 2025-2035, formulated on the derived from the seven workshops planned for this occasion.
On this occasion, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Mr. Kamel Baddari, declared that the department plans to sign a cooperation agreement with the National Committee for Cancer Prevention and Control, in order to carry out a scientific research focused on cancer prevention, diagnosis and the development of medications. This agreement will be of the utmost importance in terms of diagnosis and drug development to contribute to the provision of treatment in this field.
In this context, he stated that there are « three (03) research centres, twenty-four (24) research laboratories, and fifteen (15) national scientific research projects currently active in this field. They will be supported by twelve (12) national projects focused on scientific research in cancer diagnosis and drug development”.