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Towards Cancer Elimination in Africa: Is Rwanda the Example to Follow?

January 10, 2023

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By Lydia Atieno (Lead Writer) Thirty-five-year-old Christelle Uwamahoro had always been aware of the significance of cervical cancer screenings. Community health workers…

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Waiting in Hope: Alice’s Cervical Cancer Story

By Patience Adejo

December 14, 2022

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It has been 10 months since 44-year-old Alice Akin* received a cervical cancer diagnosis. “Will the pain ever go away? It is…

Thought Leadership

Nigeria’s First Ladies and the WHO advocate for the urgent need to eliminate cervical cancer

By Nigeria Health Watch

November 17, 2020

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Editor’s Note: In this week’s Thought Leadership piece, Nigeria’s First Ladies Against Cancer (FLAC) and Dr Nono Simelela of the World Health…

Introducing Cervical Cancer Screening in Nigeria through a Social Franchise Project

By Nigeria Health Watch

June 30, 2015

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Cervical Cancer is the most common female cancer in developing countries, with approximately 500,000 new cases and 250,000 deaths each year. In…

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Towards Cancer Elimination in Africa: Is Rwanda the Example to Follow?

Waiting in Hope: Alice’s Cervical Cancer Story

Nigeria’s First Ladies and the WHO advocate for the urgent need to eliminate cervical cancer

Introducing Cervical Cancer Screening in Nigeria through a Social Franchise Project

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