Jhpiego hosts Capitol Hill briefing on cervical cancer prevention
27 January 2006
Jhpiego joined with the House Cancer Caucus on 27 January 2006 for a congressional
briefing on cervical cancer prevention. "We Can Prevent Cervical Cancer: Innovative Approaches to
Prevention in Developing Countries" drew House and Senate staffers for an informative discussion
of the leading cause of female cancer deaths in developing countries.
Dr. Leslie Mancuso, President and CEO, Jhpiego, moderated the briefing and
welcomed audience members with remarks reflecting Jhpiego's commitment to the health of women
worldwide.
Dr. Harshad Sanghvi, Medical Director, Jhpiego, provided background and statistics
on cervical cancer and discussed innovative prevention and treatment procedures being used
in countries such as Ghana and Thailand.
Dr. Jacqueline Sherris, Program Leader, Reproductive Health, from Seattle-based
PATH, discussed developments regarding a vaccine that may prevent cervical cancer. She also
highlighted work being done by the
Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP)
to address the high incidence of this cancer in developing countries. Dr. Sherris concluded her
presentation by introducing the audience to women from various parts of the globe affected by this
devastating disease.
Jhpiego has sponsored several congressional briefings on topics including health
care for women in regions affected by the South Asian tsunami and advances in women's health
in Afghanistan.
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Dr. Leslie Mancuso, Dr. Jacqueline Sherris and Dr. Harshad Sanghvi
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Sanghvi refers to slides during his presentation
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Sherris discusses developments in a vaccine that may prevent cervical cancer
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Attendees listen to presentations and browse reference materials
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An attendee asks a question after the presentations
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Mancuso and Merck's Jason Van Pelt discuss issues related to cervical cancer
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About Jhpiego
For nearly 40 years, Jhpiego, (pronounced "ja-pie-go"), has empowered front-line health
workers by designing and implementing simple, low-cost, hands-on solutions that
strengthen the delivery of health care services, following the
household-to-hospital continuum of care. We partner with community- to
national-level organizations to build sustainable, local capacity through
advocacy, policy and guidelines development, and quality and performance
improvement approaches.
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