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Progress towards cervical cancer elimination

Progress towards cervical cancer elimination

Conakry – In Guinea, around 30 health centres offer free cervical…
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Commemoration of the World Cancer Day 2023 in Mauritius

Mauritius strives to reducing barriers to life-saving preventive services and awareness raising to fight cancer

Mauritius marked the World Cancer 2023 at national level with high…
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Breast cancer survivor preaches routine screening 

Abuja, 6 February, 2023 - Gloria Orji was 35 years old when she was…
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On the path to expanding cervical cancer screening in Kenya

On the path to expanding cervical cancer screening in Kenya

Nairobi – Kenya piloted a community-based cervical cancer screening…
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Mauritius is moving a step ahead in its fight against cancer by extending vaccination against Human Papillomavirus to boys aged 9 to 15 years

Port Louis. 31 January 2023.  Mauritius is moving a step ahead…
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Bringing care closer to eliminate cervical cancer

Bringing care closer to eliminate cervical cancer

Conakry – For several years many women across Guinea lacked access to…
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In Liberia, better access to cervical cancer screening improving lives of women and girls

In Liberia, better access to cervical cancer screening improving lives of women and girls

Monrovia – Beatrice Banya of Bong County, Liberia, knew that…
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Beating childhood cancer

Beating childhood cancer

Precious Amani may be only 11 years old, but she has already been…
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Zimbabwe updates National Cancer Control Plan to mitigate the increase of cases in the country

By Tatenda Chimbwanda Mazowe, Zimbabwe – Cancer is a leading cause…
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Where does cancer care stand in Africa today?

Where does cancer care stand in Africa today?

Nairobi – Although cancer care has improved significantly in many…
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