This Thursday, the Ugandan Ministry of Health, with support from Merck, (known as MSD outside the United States) will launch a national vaccination program to prevent cervical cancer for girls 9-13 years of age. This program will be phase one of a national roll-out program planned by the Ministry of Health. Read more...
Updates
Merck and Ugandan Ministry of Health Partner to Provide Cervical Cancer Vaccines
September 5th, 2012
Corporate Buzz: Women Deliver Report Advocates For Cervical Cancer Prevention in Developing World
November 24th, 2011
By: Joanna Hoffman, Special Projects Manager at Women Deliver
Today, Women Deliver released a new report, “Saving Lives: The Road to Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Prevention in the Developing World,” which highlights recent innovations and commitments focused on preventing and treating cervical cancer. Currently the number one cancer killer of women in developing countries, cervical cancer causes over 275,000 deaths each year, 88% of which occur in the developing world. Though cervical cancer isn’t directly addressed in the Millennium Development Goals, and is too often viewed as a problem of the developed world, addressing this major public health issue will have a direct impact on reducing poverty and improving women’s health in the developing world. Read more...
Women Deliver Releases Report On Cervical Cancer Prevention in the Developing World
November 23rd, 2011
New York, November 23, 2011 -- Today, Women Deliver released a report “Delivering Cervical Cancer Prevention in the Developing World,” that highlights exciting new partnerships and innovations in cervical cancer prevention and treatment.
This report comes at an important time: the GAVI Alliance recently announced its commitment to providing HPV vaccinations for 2 million girls in nine countries by 2015. This is a pivotal milestone in the efforts both to bring global attention to the issue of cervical cancer and to galvanize resources to scale up prevention efforts. Partnerships, worldwide and across sectors, have the potential to bring us closer than ever before to a world free of cervical cancer-related deaths. Read more...