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By Taofik Oloruko-Oba, Head of East Africa Network at Roche Diagnostic, Kenya. In 2022, Kenya’s population was 49.4 million of whom 16.8 million were women aged 15 years and above and at high risk of developing cervical cancer. Every year over 5000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and more than 3000 die from the […]
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By-line by Dr Aysha Edwards, CEO, AAR Hospital Kenya Cervical cancer has emerged as a formidable public health challenge in Kenya, casting a long shadow with over 3,000 deaths reported annually1. The reality of these statistics, however, is accompanied by a ray of hope as cervical cancer is largely preventable. Younger women can play a […]
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By Merilynn Steenkamp – General Manager, South Africa Multi-Country Network at Roche Diagnostics Cervical cancer affects millions of lives globally. South Africa alone has a population of approximately 22.2 million women aged 15 and up who are at risk of developing cervical cancer. And according to the HPV Information Centre, over 10,000 women annually are diagnosed […]
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By Joyce Chimbi Damaris Anyango* was recently discharged from Kenyatta National Hospital, battling the twin challenge of cervical cancer and HIV. She is 50 years old and was diagnosed with HIV nearly ten years ago. Despite the heightened risk of developing cervical cancer due to the underlying HIV-positive condition, her first cervical cancer screening was undertaken […]
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