Tanzania: Free Breast, Cervical Cancer Screening for Arusha Women

Arusha — INCIDENCES of cervical cancer in Tanzania currently stand at 40.6 per every 100,000 women and the situation is further complicated by high prevalence of HIV in the country.

The Arusha District Commissioner, Mr John Mongella, stated here that cervical cancer infections are numbered at 60 in every 100,000 women in Africa, according to the World Health Organization's figures.

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