The technology fighting Rwanda’s silent killer of women

Rwandan midwife Christine Musabyeyezu (R) speaks to a patient about a thermal coagulator, a cost-effective alternative to cryotherapy, the traditional technology used in the treatment of cervical cancer, at Remera Health Centre in Kigali on March 7, 2023. Cervical cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer affecting women in the East African nation, targeting 42 out of every 100,000 women, according to the Rwanda National Institute of Statistics. — AFP

KIGALI: When Rwandan villager Lillian was diagnosed with cervical cancer, the 30-year-old feared that her life was over. But a new gadget aimed at patients in low-income countries offered her hope.

"The medical diagnosis was very scary; my husband couldn't believe it," Lillian – not her real name – told AFP.