Cervical cancer remains deadly despite global efforts to reduce it
More than 95 percent of the 660 000 cervical cancer cases occurring globally each year are caused by the human papillomavirus (or HPV). According to the World Health Organization, every two minutes, a woman dies from this preventable disease globally. And as countries mark Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, the agency estimates that 90 percent of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Maureen Ojiambo reports.
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