๐Ÿ†• recommendations for screening and treatment to prevent #CervicalCancer will help countries take the next step towards elimination. Cervical #cancer is the 4th most common cancer among women worldwide ๐ŸŒŽ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒ

๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/3jNfkki
#CervicalCancer is almost entirely preventable and treatable with the HPV vaccine, screening and treatment - but in 2020, more than half a million women ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿฆฐ๐Ÿ‘ต๐Ÿง• contracted the disease, and over 340 000 women died as a result.
This must change.

๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/3jNfkki
The ๐Ÿ†• recommendations have ๐Ÿ”‘ updates for countries working to meet the life-saving targets set out in the WHO Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of #CervicalCancer by 2030:
๐ŸŽฏ70% of women are regularly screened
๐ŸŽฏ90% of women with the disease receive treatment
For all women, the ๐Ÿ†• #CervicalCancer guidelines now recommend the HPV DNA ๐Ÿงฌ test as the primary method for cervical screening.
This detects the high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) that cause almost all cervical cancers.

๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/2TwEyIZ
The human papillomavirus (HPV) causes more than 9 in 10 cervical cancers.

With appropriate health sector support, HPV self-sampling can help improve screening rates since it is:
โœ…Easy
โœ…Convenient
โœ…Private
โœ…Less painful
โœ…Cheap

#SelfCare

bit.ly/3jNfkki
#CervicalCancer data reflect staggering inequalities. Nearly 9โƒฃ0โƒฃ% of deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, where access to public health services is limited and screening and treatment for the disease have not been widely implemented.

๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/3jNfkki
Women who are immunocompromised, such as those living with #HIV, are more likely to have persistent HPV infections & a more rapid progression to pre-cancer & #cancer. The ๐Ÿ†• guidelines incl. additional recommendations specifically for ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿฆฐ living with HIV
๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/3jNfkki
All adult women ๐Ÿ‘ต๐Ÿง•๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿฆฐ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš•๏ธ should undergo periodic screening to detect pre-cancer changes in the cervix which, if untreated, can develop into #CervicalCancer.

๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/3jNfkki
In #Nigeria ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ, WHO supports #CervicalCancer elimination by:
๐Ÿงพhelping develop & implement a national plan to fight the disease
๐Ÿฅbuilding health sector capacity
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿพโ€โš•๏ธtraining >1000 care providers & health officials
โœ…providing guidance & treatment tools

๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/3hETeOc

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We have just passed the tragic milestone of 4 million recorded #COVID19 deaths, which likely underestimates the overall toll"-@DrTedros
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โœ… ending gender-based violence
โœ… advancing sexual & reproductive health & rights
โœ… supporting health workers, as well as feminist movements & leadership
bit.ly/3qKvYlW #ActForEqual
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#ActForEqual
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