Quick facts The HPV vaccine is safe and effective cervical cancer preventionHPV vaccination of girls prevents cervical cancer by preventing the common HPV infections that cause cancer. The vaccine prevents infection by the 2 high-risk types of HPV that cause 70% of cervical cancers (type 16 and 18)The HPV vaccine works like other vaccinations – triggering...
Cervical cancer screening is an essential part of a woman’s routine health care. Nearly all cases of cervical cancer are caused by infection with sexually transmitted oncogenic, or high-risk, types of human papillomavirus, or HPV 16 and 18. The primary goal of screening is to identify precancerous lesions caused by HPV so they can be...
The STOP Cervical Cancer Campaign is a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Health’s National Cancer Control Program, Kenya’s National Cancer Institute, Women 4 Cancer and other civil society organizations who have joined forces to profile cervical cancer as a growing public health concern in Kenya. Women 4 Cancer acts as the coordinating Partner of...
The Women4Cancer Ambassadors Program (W4CAP) is a cervical cancer advocacy training and education program designed to engage leaders from diverse communities to help eliminate cervical cancer in Kenya. The focus is on improving awareness and prevention through early detection and HPV vaccination. W4CAP involves multiple counties, local community and healthcare professional partnerships, the community, and...
Women 4 Cancer in collaboration with Busara Center for Behavioural Economics and Burness Communications conducted a study aimed at providing an evidence-based, cost-effective and locally targeted, social and behavioural change communications approach to encourage uptake of the HPV vaccination in Kenya. This project was made possible by the financial and technical support of the American...
By analyzing how healthcare is funded and how budgets are drawn up, we will have more opportunity to influence how the government prioritizes health spending. Main objective is to advocate for an adequate and sustained HPV Vaccine programme by the government and partners by the year 2022. Other objectives: Mapping out stakeholders and processes required...
Almost all cervical cancers are caused by an HPV infection which can be prevented through the HPV Vaccine among young girls. The HPV vaccine is safe and the most cost-effective tool against cervical cancer, protecting against at least 70 per cent of all cervical cancers. It is crucial to increase awareness and education, address cultural...
We have adopted the WHO global strategy of accelerating elimination of cervical cancer, eliminating cervical cancer through screening and treatment of precancerous lesions as well as treatment and palliative care for invasive cervical cancer. In alignment with the WHO strategy our objective is to: Reach a percentage 70% number of women with screening using a...
Calls on a series of concrete steps in Kenya to send a strong signal of the importance of cervical health to women, our communities and our economies. Today, the World Health Organization officially launched the Global Strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem, a significant milestone in the fight...
