Cervical cancer awareness

Too many women worldwide – particularly the poorest women – continue to die from cervical cancer; a disease which is both preventable and treatable. Today, WHO and HRP have launched a new guideline to help countries make faster progress, more equitably, on the screening and treatment of this devastating disease.

However, effective and accessible cervical screening and treatment programmes in every country are non-negotiable to ameliorate the unimaginable suffering caused by cervical cancer, says Dr Princess Nono Simelela, Assistant Director-General for Strategic Programmatic Priorities: Cervical Cancer Elimination. “This new WHO guideline will guide public health investment in better diagnostic tools, stronger implementation processes and more acceptable options for screening to reach more women and save more lives.”

Alongside, vaccination of girls against the human papillomavirus (HPV), implementing this global strategy could pose a preventive measures than from cervical cancer amongst the  future generations.

Source:

https://www.who.int/news/item/06-07-2021-new-recommendations-for-screening-and-treatment-to-prevent-cervical-cancer