Every two minutes, a woman dies from cervical cancer, despite the existence of effective tools, like vaccinating against the major cause of HPV to prevent the majority of cases and eventually eliminate this disease.
A nurse in Rwanda explains cervical cancer screening to one of the many women who are now accessing critical preventive service ., a woman dies from cervical cancer, despite the existence of effective tools, like vaccinating against the major cause of HPV to prevent the majority of cases and eventually eliminate this disease.
"As we approach International Women's Day, I urge you to join this movement," Dr Tedros said."We have the tools to eradicate this terrible disease, but HPV vaccination, screening programs, and treatment access need significant global improvement." At the Global Cervical Cancer Elimination Forum, Karen Nakawala, a cancer survivor from Zambia, took the stage and shared her compelling journey.
Fueled by her battle with cervical cancer, which tragically took some of her friends, Nakawala is now on a mission to spread awareness. Closing her address, Nakawala challenged the audience to translate awareness into tangible change."It is time for us to move from vision to action," she said.The U.S.$600 funding, including contributions from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UNICEF, and the World Bank, aims to address challenges such as supply constraints, delivery issues, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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