African campaigners root for policy support, technology to ease cervical cancer burden


  • World
  • Tuesday, 13 Feb 2024

NAIROBI, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The fight against cervical cancer in high-burden African countries will be won through deliberate policy realignment, investment in technology and public education, health campaigners said Monday.

Speaking at a forum in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, the campaigners noted that addressing policy gaps while expanding access to screening, treatment and palliative care will help reduce caseload and deaths linked to the cancer of the cervix.

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