Nigeria battles cervical cancer as doctors raise awareness about screening and HPV vaccine

‘ … People say they do not even know about this cancer’

Originally published on Global Voices

Quinta Health's vaccine advocacy for secondary schools (QVACS). Photo provided by Dr. Adewumi Babatunde, used with permission.

Sub-Saharan Africa, Central America and South-East Asia have the highest rates of cervical cancer incidence and mortality in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally. In Nigeria...