Cervical screening with HPV testing is a scientifically validated and globally accepted intervention for identifying women at the precancerous stage, enabling early treatment for cancer prevention. 

Program ROSE allows for high-coverage, simple screening in women between the ages of 30-60 years old, rapidly reducing the cost of treating cervical cancer. The key components of the project are self-sampling, HPV DNA testing, and a digital e-health platform for high connectivity to participants with real-time reporting. 

Program ROSE aims to be the roadmap for implementation of a large-scale, cost effective and sustainable national cervical cancer screening program throughout the country. 

The days of the uncomfortable Pap smear procedures for women are numbered. New advances in technology have led to the birth of self-sampling kits to test for HPV, allowing women to test themselves easily from the comfort of their own homes. 

The implementation model of Program ROSE is proven through its successful and innovative collaborative trial runs undertaken with global experts in the field. Led by Professor Woo Yin Ling of University Malaya, Program ROSE seeks to bring cervical cancer testing to Malaysian women of all stripes. 

With Program ROSE, Malaysia can be the first country in Southeast Asia to implement a population-wide, highly effective cervical cancer screening program, in conjunction with the HPV vaccination program, establishing leadership to other countries in our region.

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• Encourage more women to get tested for HPV
  1. Only 25% of eligible women had a Pap smear done from 2013 to 2017.
  2. In a survey of ROSE participants:
     1. 99.7% prefer self-sampling as compared to traditional Pap smears
     2. 99.4% said it was easy to administer
     3. 97.06% said it was not painful

• Reduce rates of cervical cancer mortality in Malaysia 
  1. Currently cervical cancer is one of the 3 most common cancers among women
  2. 6 new cases diagnosed every day

• Outreach programs held in 25 locations so far:
        1. In 2019, ROSE launched in Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Johor Bahru, Membakut, Miri and Permatang Pauh
        2. In early 2020, free screenings were held in Kuching, Sarawak

1. Participant carries out a self-swab with the ROSE testing kit 
2. Specimen is submitted to Program ROSE team 
3. Results will be sent to mobile phone in 3 weeks by SMS
4. For negative results, cervical screening test is to be repeated after 10 years
5. In the case of positive results, follow up sessions will be carried out with Program ROSE team