Launch of the Regional Cervical Cancer Elimination Strategy for the Eastern Mediterranean

Cervical cancer is one cancer we can actually eliminate: it’s time to do it 11 January 2023 – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean formally launched today the Regional Cervical Cancer Elimination Strategy for the Eastern Mediterranean at a hybrid press conference hosted by WHO leaders and joined by women who have survived cervical cancer, advocates fighting the disease and high-level speakers. The event introduced the “90-70-90” targets set by the strategy: for countries to achieve 90% human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage for girls by age 15, 70% screening coverage for women by ages 35 and 45, and 90% treatment for cervical pre-cancer and management for women with cancer by 2030. The regional cervical cancer elimination strategy builds on the Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer as a Public Health Problem, adopted by WHO Member States in 2020, which proposes: a world where cervical cancer is eliminated; a threshold of 4 per 100 000 women-years for elimination; and the 90-70-90 targets to be met by 2030 for countries to be on the path towards cervical cancer elimination within a few generations. “The regional cervical cancer elimination strategy has been adapted to the religious, cultural, social, economic and geographical contexts in the Eastern Mediterranean Region,” says Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean. He adds: “Implementation...
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