Join us, PAHO-WHO and World Health Organization (WHO) in celebrating the “Anniversary of the Launch of the Global Strategy for the Elimination of Cervical Cancer” on Wednesday, November 17.
Our Medical Director, Karla Karla Alfaro, MD, MPH, will be discussing an example of an initiative to counter the impact of COVID-19 on care of women who require follow-up due to abnormal HPV screening results.
After the WHO’s call for action, cervical cancer has improved globally. Many countries implemented cervical cancer elimination strategies through vaccination, screening and treatment of cervical precancer. A main challenge is the shortage of providers in the public cervical cancer screening and treatment workforce. BHI trains health promoters, nurses and physicians in cervical cancer prevention to save the lives of underserved women in low- and middle-income countries.