Political parties could win new female voters by pledging to beat cervical cancer
Last week I was privileged to spend a few hours at a very special clinic in Site B, Khayelitsha, Cape Town.
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Last week I was privileged to spend a few hours at a very special clinic in Site B, Khayelitsha, Cape Town.
In 40 years, South African women want to be where Australians are now: cervical cancer free.
About 10,000 women in South Africa get cervical cancer every year. But it can be prevented by getting a vaccine against the human papillomavirus, which causes this type of cancer. The government wants to end the disease by 2063 – like Australia is on track to do by 2030. Here’s how.
Without rapid change, the World Health Organization’s goals for tackling cervical cancer by 2030 will be missed. Four experts share ways to move the needle. Without rapid change, the World Health Organization’s goals for tackling cervical cancer by 2030 will be missed. Four experts share ways to move the needle.
Unfortunately, however, the rates for cervical cancer, as well as the number of deaths from it, continue to remain high in many of the poorest areas of the world. This is especially the case in sub-Saharan Africa, most notably in East Africa.