Overview
- Capacity will grow from 40 to 60 mammography units, including 20 mobile units deployed across all 16 boroughs and at community sites such as UTOPÍAS and PILARES.
- Authorities set a cumulative target of 1 million studies across 2026–2027, with suspected cases referred to national health institutions for diagnosis and treatment.
- Officials cited a local mortality rate of about 21 per 100,000 women—roughly 600 deaths annually—higher than the national rate, as the program’s driving concern.
- The strategy includes community outreach that promotes monthly self-exams from age 20, annual clinical exams from 25, and biennial mammograms for women 40–69 under official guidelines.
- City leaders emphasized the campaign will be carried out with local resources as a complement to federal services, with promoters and health fairs focused on boosting screening uptake.