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Department of Biotechnology Government of India

WHO Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative: from call to action to global movement

WHO eliminated cervical cancer

On 17 November, 2020, the World Health Organization launched a global strategy to eliminate cervical cancer. From that moment, implementation began. Survivors, advocates, leaders, governments and communities rolled out activities in every region, making international headlines. Since then we have witnessed, for the first time in history, a transition from a mere call to action to a global movement. We still have a long way to go, but we are progressing continuously and step by step. We can turn the impossible into the possible.

Read about how WHO’s cervical cancer elimination initiative grew from a call to action to a global movement. Download the technical document here.