The INPS,  the main authority of the Italian public retirement system, has set up a new free cancer screening service for the prevention and early diagnosis of cancer diseases for employees and pensioners. The initiative comes at a time of great crisis due to the current health emergency, which has generated enormous pressure on hospitals and reduced the prevention services offered to citizens, especially the periodic checkups scheduled by the ASL (local health authorities).

The authority has published a call for applications to access this opportunity, intended for specific categories of employees and pensioners. The service provides for the annual allocation of 100,000 vouchers to be used at any Inps-accredited facility to carry out the checkup free of charge.