Grounds for Health’s July 2024 campaign in Kenya screened over 1,800 women for HPV in one week, showcasing scalable cervical cancer prevention in low-resource settings. Using self-sampling and community-led efforts, the initiative achieved high screening and treatment rates, demonstrating the power of innovative health outreach.
A new study from Public Health Scotland found no cervical cancer cases in fully vaccinated women following HPV immunization at age 12-13 since the program started in Scotland in 2008.
“The HPV (human papillomavirus) Testing & Treatment Mobile Clinic is the first of its kind to bring the most advanced cervical cancer prevention technology out of the healthcare facility and directly into the community.”
In Nigeria, cervical cancer is the third most common cancer and the second most frequent cause of cancer deaths among women aged 15 and 44.