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Uganda: Cervical Cancer - Silent Killer
UNIRIN, 25 June 2012
In the obstetrics and gynaecology ward of St Mary's Hospital Lacor in northern Uganda's Gulu District, Apilli Kilara lies on the floor under a blood-stained sheet, staring at the… Read more »
Uganda: Cervical Cancer- the Silent Killer
About 33.6 percent of women in Uganda are estimated to harbour cervical human papillomavirus infection - the main cause of cervical cancer - at any given time.
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Kenya: Vaccine Could Reduce Cervical Cancer Deaths
allAfrica, 31 May 2012
At age 22, all Martha Achieng' Ooko really craved was freedom and a place to call her own. She was working hard as a beautician, giving manicures and pedicures in the western… Read more »
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Rwanda: Ngoma - Vaccination Against Cervical Cancer Should Be Emphasized
Rwanda Express, 29 May 2012
Dr. William Namanya the director of Kibungo Hospital is calling upon all people who are supposed to be vaccinating against the cervical cancer to follow the given guidelines and to… Read more »
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Ghana: Practice Safe Sex to Prevent Cervical Cancer - Gynaecologist Advises Women
Ghanaian Chronicle, 21 May 2012
Globally, cervical cancer is said to be the third most common type of cancer in women. It is much less common in the United States because of the routine use of Pap smears, but in… Read more »
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Africa: New Support for Vaccines Against Cervical Cancer and Rubella
GAVI, 5 April 2012
In a global effort to protect more women from cervical cancer and millions of children from a premature death or life-long disabilities, the GAVI Alliance will include human… Read more »
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Nigeria: Edo Receives N1.8 Billion Cervical Cancer Vaccines
Daily Trust, 18 April 2012
Edo State government has received cervical cancer drugs worth over one billion naira from an international donor agency. Read more »
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Rwanda: Second Phase of HPV Vaccinations Begins
Rwanda Express, 28 May 2012
The second phase of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine has kicked-off across the country according to the Ministry of health. Read more »
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South Africa: Antiretroviral Therapy Fights Cervical Cancer in HIV+ Women
Health-e, 14 May 2012
Antiretroviral therapy reduces the incidence of pre-cancerous cervical lesions in HIV-positive women, South African investigators reported in the online edition of AIDS. Their… Read more »
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Nigeria: 10,000 to Benefit From Trem's Free Cervical Screening
Vanguard, 11 April 2012
No fewer than 10,000 less privileged women are to benefit from a free cervical cancer screening being organised by the wife of the Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical… Read more »
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Rwanda: 2,000 Screened for Cervical Cancer
New Times, 25 February 2012
Over 2,000 women have benefited from the ongoing mass cervical cancer screening campaign organised by Partners in Health (PIH), a US-based organisation. Read more »
