Cervical cancer
- Cervical cancer, Global development, Global health, Health, HPV vaccine, Pakistan, Society, South and Central Asia, Vaccines and immunisation, Women's health, World news
‘One jab will do the job’: Pakistan begins rollout of HPV vaccine to millions of girls
Despite vaccination hesitancy, the end may be in sight for cervical cancer, which kills 64% of women with the …
- Cervical cancer, Global development, Global health, Health, India, Society, South and Central Asia, Vaccines and immunisation, Women's health, World news
India gets its own HPV vaccine to stop 70,000 women dying of cervical cancer a year
It has taken 18 years for India to produce its own affordable version to tackle the country’s second-biggest c…
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Indian model Poonam Pandey fakes death to raise cervical cancer awareness
Reality TV star reveals social media stunt and says she is proud of what ‘death news has been able to achieve’…
- Bangladesh, Cervical cancer, Global development, Health, South and Central Asia, Women's health, World news
‘Time we put an end to it’: the Bangladeshi women fighting their silent killer
A group of Bangladesh’s health workers are working to reach women in some of the country’s most isolated place…
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New Zealand minister’s cervical cancer diagnosis prompts calls for better screening
Advocates call for for self-testing as another path to regular screening for the HPV virus that causes nearly …