Dear Colleagues:

Jhpiego has created a video highlighting the lack of access to  cervical cancer screenings and treatment in the developing world, as discussed and shown during our Satellite session at AIDS 2012, which focused on the link between HIV and cervical cancer.
Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death for women in developing countries. Each year, 270,000 women die needlessly from a disease that is 100% preventable. Approximately 80% of these deaths occur in developing countries, where less than 1% of women have been screened for the disease. Although Pap tests are the routine screening method in developed countries, these tests require cytotechnicians, physicians, laboratories and reliable infrastructure, which are not readily available in most vulnerable parts of the world. To provide some context on the inequality in access to effective and affordable treatments, the survival rate for cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa is 20%, compared to 80% in the U.S. Even more astonishing is that because of our advances in treatment for HIV/AIDS, women in sub-Saharan Africa - the epicenter of the pandemic -women are living with HIV, but are dying from cervical cancer because of the lack of screenings.

Thanks in advance for viewing!

Living with HIV but Dying from Cervical Cancer: The Fight Against a Silent Killer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az2pPf_s7_8&feature=youtu.be


Theresa

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