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Kenya loses 9 women every day to cervical cancer.
This is according to statistics presented by Dr. Anne Musuva Njoroge, Thinkwell’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, which show that more than 3,000 women die each year from the disease, which is now ranked second in human deaths.
There are also approximately 5,226 new cases of cervical cancer reported each year in Kenya.
According to Kenya’s Health Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Mary Muthoni, there is a plan to vaccinate 14-year-old girls against cervical cancer as one way to combat the epidemic.
All but one of the 20 countries with the highest rates of cervical cancer in 2018 were in Africa, according to the World Health Organization.
This is due to the lack of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, screening and adequate treatment, meaning that many women are treated too late.
This comes as the world continues to celebrate cervical cancer awareness month.
