We are closer than ever to eliminating cervical cancer. The World Health Organization affirmed the likelihood that cervical cancer can be eliminated within the lifetime of today’s young girls. But this is not news or even a revelation for Dr. Khunying Kobchitt “Kobbie” Limpaphayom, who has dedicated her life’s work to improving women’s reproductive health,
On the eve of International Women’s Day, Jhpiego joined a historic wave of commitments to ending cervical cancer as a public health problem as part of the global Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative meeting in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. Find below our specific commitments that were shared at the March 5 meeting, which was hosted by
Cervical cancer is the deadliest cancer for women in Tanzania. As Jhpiego’s women’s cancer expert in the country, Dr. Mary Rose Giattas is working to change that. In recognition of World HPV Day (March 4), Jhpiego’s Katherine Seaton talked with Dr. Giattas about why Jhpiego’s approach to cervical cancer prevention, screening and treatment has worked
