SCAB Pharmacy Limited๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ณ: ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
Today marks the fourth anniversary of the global strategy to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem. This year's theme, "๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ด๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐," emphasizes the crucial role these workers play in delivering effective interventions for cervical cancer prevention, treatment, palliative care, and survivorship.
Cervical cancer remains a significant threat, being the second most common cancer among women in the WHO South-East Asia Region, with approximately 200,000 new cases and 120,000 deaths reported in 2022. However, it is largely preventable. WHOโs ambitious targets are for member countries to achieve:
90% vaccination coverage of girls with the HPV vaccine by age 15
70% screening of women using high-performance tests by ages 35 and 45
90% treatment for women with pre-cancer and invasive cancer by 2030
Despite some progress, challenges remain, including vaccine supply shortages and access to care. It is imperative that all countries introduce nationwide HPV vaccination programs and expand cervical cancer screening.
We must uniteโpolicymakers, health workers, civil society, and communitiesโto ensure every girl and woman has access to life-saving interventions. Letโs reaffirm our commitment to making cervical cancer elimination a reality!
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Allison Ekberg Dvaladze