While customers enjoy incentives when paying with NAPAS and Mastercard, they also contribute to the budget for this free cancer screening project. — Photo courtesy of Mastercard
The National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS), Mastercard and the Intermediary Payment Service Provider VietUnion (Payoo) launched a social welfare campaign to provide free cancer screening to vulnerable women in Hà Nội and HCM City.
The campaign, entitled 'Tap to Share, Give Hope', also offers advanced screening cost support for women at high risk of cancer.
The free cancer screening programme for the four most common types of cancer will help women detect the disease early, increasing the chances of successful treatment and improving their quality of life.
The programme runs until October 15, 2024, with promotional activities at public venues to raise funds through each contactless card payment with NAPAS and Mastercard. During this period, anyone can become an ambassador of the programme and contribute indirectly to the cancer screening fund by paying by contactless card at stores or sharing information about the programme on social media.
For each successful card transaction, NAPAS and Mastercard will contribute VNĐ2,010 to the project.
For each valid share from users after visiting the project website at www.chamsechia.payoo.vn, NAPAS and Mastercard will contribute an additional VNĐ20,100.
The total budget for the free cancer screening activity is expected to be VNĐ3.5 billion.
The campaign is also being implemented simultaneously with a series of major promotions by NAPAS in collaboration with Mastercard nationwide. Each customer can enjoy incentives when paying with NAPAS and Mastercard while contributing to the budget for this free cancer screening project.
According to the Vietnamese Ministry of Health, breast cancer is the leading type of cancer, accounting for 25.8 per cent of cancer cases in women. Cervical cancer accounts for about 12 per cent and is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Ovarian and thyroid cancers are also common among women. Sadly, in Việt Nam, 50-80 per cent of cancer patients are diagnosed at stages 3 and 4. However, with advancements in modern medicine, many cancers can have a survival rate of 90-99 per cent, if detected and treated early. — VNS