Posts by Jennie Aylward
Preventing Cervical Cancer: Education Should be Geared Towards Solving Problems of the Society
By Dr. Kofi Effah January is being celebrated in Ghana as cervical cancer awareness month. This is laudable considering the fact that cervical cancer, a very preventable disease, kills many Ghanaian women. It is great to create awareness about cervical cancer leading to action (lifestyle modifications, vaccination, screening and treatment of precancerous lesions of the…
Read MoreAccelerating Cervical Cancer Prevention and Family Planning Integration
In the lead-up to this month’s International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD+25), TogetHER and partners offered an exciting convening in Washington, DC on accelerating the integration of cervical cancer prevention and family planning services.
Read MoreNew WHO Guidelines on Thermal Ablation
TogetHER applauds the World Health Organization’s publication today of new guidelines on thermal ablation for treating precancerous lesions.
Read MoreCervical Cancer Prevention Funding Remains Insufficient
TogetHER has published a new policy brief highlighting the shortfall in current resources for cervical cancer prevention.
Read MoreBe a Cervical Cancer Champion, TogetHER Urges New UNAIDS Exec Director
TogetHER and our partner organizations were honored to receive a very encouraging and almost immediate response to the letter we sent to newly appointed UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima, in which we offered congratulations and urged her to include cervical cancer prevention among the priorities for her tenure.
Read MoreMoviCancer Foundation and Jhpiego Win First TogetHER Grant Awards
TogetHER announced our first awards under the Cervical Cancer Grants Program, providing small, highly-targeted grants to strengthen adoption of cervical cancer primary and secondary prevention technologies by generating evidence that speeds wider product access and uptake.
Read MoreTogetHER Case Studies Highlight Successful Cervical Cancer Programs
TogetHER has launched an initiative to highlight successful cervical cancer prevention programs by making case studies available on our website.
Read MoreNew York Times Piece Highlights Global Challenge of Cervical Cancer
The New York Times published an opinion piece describing a Guatemalan woman’s struggle with cervical cancer, and using her story to frame the issue worldwide.
Read More“Be Louder” – Women Deliver Conference
Experts, advocates, frontline health workers and implementers gathered at the Women Deliver side event “Not Without a Cervix! Advocating for an Effective Cervical Cancer Response.”
Read MorePreparing US Gov’t for 2019 World Health Assembly
TogetHER’s Executive Director, Celina Schocken, gave remarks to U.S. government representatives preparing to participate in the World Health Assembly.
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