“BY BEING INFORMED ABOUT CERVICAL CANCER AND HOW TO PREVENT IT, WE CAN HELP TO ENSURE THAT WOMEN LEAD HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE LIVES,” OBSERVED DR ANSELM HENNIS, DIRECTOR OF THE PAHO DEPARTMENT OF NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND MENTAL HEALTH.

WASHINGTON, United States, Wednesday November 28, 2018 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) yesterday launched a communication campaign to prevent cervical cancer, which kills more than 34,000 women each year in the Americas and is among the leading causes of cancer death in women in 23 countries of the region.

‘It is Time to End Cervical Cancer’ is a communication campaign designed to inform health providers and empower women and girls with health information on how to prevent this disease, which is diagnosed in some 72,000 women each year.

With the slogan, “Don’t let cervical cancer stop you,” the campaign provides materials, information and stories about the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV), the cause of cervical cancer and about cervical cancer screening methods, to encourage women to have regular examinations for the early detection of precancerous lesions. The ultimate goal is to mobilize health providers, women and girls to seek preventive care and stop cervical cancer from keeping women from reaching their maximum potential in life.