"Nine out of 10 women who die from cervical cancer live in low- and middle-income countries." 1
"The likelihood that a woman living with HIV will develop invasive cervical cancer is up to five times higher than for a woman who is not living with HIV." 2
"Every country must introduce and scale-up HPV screening for women between 30 and 49 years old, and ensure appropriate treatment and follow-up." 4
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, 24 September 2018
"Elimination of cervical cancer as a global health problem is within reach for all countries. We know what works, and we now need to scale up our actions to prevent and control this disease." 5
Dr Princess Nono Simelela, Assistant Director-General for Family, Women,
Children and Adolescents, WHO
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