On November 17, following the close of the 73rd World Health Assembly, the World Health Organization (WHO) marked this historic announcement to officially launch the elimination strategy. Due to the pandemic, the event was held virtually and hosted by WHO leadership. The governments of Australia, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria and Rwanda co-sponsored the event.
Women who have lived with cervical cancer from all regions of the world – including advocates and survivors who have fought the disease opened the event. High-level speakers joined them, reflecting support from a broad coalition of partners and agencies. In addition to conveying unity in the stand against this cancer, the messaging will continue to socialize the public to the goals and targets set by the strategy: by the year 2030, all countries can achieve 90% HPV vaccination coverage, 70% screening coverage, and 90% access to treatment for cervical pre-cancer and cancer, including access to palliative care.
Watch the event here. The event is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
During her 2017 trip to South Africa to present at the IPVS conference, Dr. Shobha Krishnan visited a small rural community where volunteers were helping girls stay
GIAHC has signed a MOU with the Clinton Health Initiative Access (CHAI), Rwanda, to raise awareness about cervical cancer prevention and the tools that are currently available
These are indeed difficult times for all. In order to create a tangible expression of the gamut of our pandemic experiences and our hopes for the future,
Prarthana Vasudevan. Prarthana is a global health scientist and practitioner, passionate about translating evidence for decision-making and policy. For the past five years, she has specialized in
On behalf of GIAHC, Dr. Krishnan honored health workers and those who work in global health about the importance of health worker leadership and the need to
Duke University’s Center for Global Women’s Health Technologies talks to Dr. Krishnan on her experiences with the effects of COVID-19 on front line women specifically, as well
GIAHC is collaborating with the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) to provide useful information to our healthcare heroes who are working on the frontlines under adverse circumstances.
The American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) will present Dr. Shobha Krishnan with the Esther Pohl Lovejoy Award at its Leadership Development Conference for Women Physicians. Each year,
In honor of World Cancer Day on February 4th, GIAHC and partners at Basic Health International (BHI) and the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) have released
Check out the 2019 Year in Review Newsletter to see all that GIAHC has accomplished this year. Among the 2019 highlights are: Us vs HPV Webinar Series