The World Health Organization says the lives of up to 300,000 women can be saved, on a yearly basis, if they receive early treatment for cervical cancer.
The organization yesterday launched its Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer aiming to, by the year 2030, achieve a more than 90% HPV vaccination success-rate across the globe.
The Director-General of the WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says the disease is almost entirely preventable and potentially curable, if diagnosed and treated early.
Ghebreyesus says the worldwide screening for the disease will across be increased.
Achieving the 9⃣0⃣-7⃣0⃣-9⃣0⃣ targets by 2030 will reduce #CervicalCancer incidence rate and mortality, setting the 🌎🌍🌏 on a path to save 5 million lives by 2050.
👉 https://t.co/TlXg1offQ6 pic.twitter.com/67jWs8mDYL
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 17, 2020
🆕global strategy to accelerate the elimination of #CervicalCancer launched today.
It rests on 3 🔑 pillars:
✅Prevention through HPV vaccination
✅Screening & treatment of precancerous lesions
✅Treatment & palliative care for invasive cervical cancer👉https://t.co/glqEyvjFn2 pic.twitter.com/TalYa4QnJ2
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 17, 2020
