KUALA LUMPUR: Universiti Malaya’s obstetrics and gynaecology professor Dr Woo Yin Ling has won the prestigious 2023 Rachel Pearline Award in recognition of her global contribution to cancer research and practice in low and middle-income countries.
In a statement today, the ROSE Foundation said Woo had conceptualised and executed an innovative cervical screening programme incorporating human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling, known as Programme ROSE (removing obstacles to cervical screening).
Commenting on the award, Woo said it was a great honour for Malaysia and the recognition was a testament that Malaysians could achieve more if they worked together.
“Programme ROSE is the culmination of a huge collaborative effort from many Malaysians who believe in the vision of a cervical cancer-free Malaysia,” she said.
The programme was launched in January 2019 by then deputy prime minister and women, family and community development minister, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.
It is an initiative of the ROSE Foundation, whose goal is to make Malaysia one of the first countries in the region to be free of cervical cancer, which is the second most common cancer among local women aged below 44.
Every year the Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research (ASGCR) steering committee invites nominations for the award and chooses one outstanding professional who embodies virtue and eminence in cancer research, practice, and/or training in a low and middle-income country (LMIC).
The ASGCR is the flagship meeting of the United States’ National Cancer Institute Center for Global Health.
It brings together people in global oncology to discuss trends in global cancer research and control and map out collaborative efforts to move the field forward. - FMT
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