Identifying the most effective method of cervical cancer screening for low resource settings
A new research study may help put effective cervical cancer treatment within the reach of millions of women in low resource settings globally. Published in the British Medical Journal, the prospective study compared methods of cervical cancer screening with the aim of...
From the Airforce to Fighting Cervical Cancer: Cherissa Jackson
As Cherissa Jackson healed herself from PTSD, she went on to heal others. She founded the non-profit “Project Give Hope” to provide cervical cancer screening and treatment to women in low resource settings, following her retirement from the US air force. Today...
EVA’s global impact on World Health Day 2019
On World Health Day, we take a moment to look at the impact that the EVA System continues to have on women’s health around the globe and forward to the future.
Does HPV vaccination mean Rwanda doesn’t need cervical cancer screening?
HPV vaccination holds the promise to eradicate cervical cancer in our lifetime. But as governments weigh the costs and benefits of implementing countrywide vaccination programs, what role will continued cervical cancer screening play? Rwanda was the first low...
Top 3 – Challenges facing global women’s health in 2019
In a new series, we ask MobileODT experts to offer their insight on challenges facing the healthcare world. Today, international development specialist and MobileODT Product Manager, Cathy Sebag, shares her view on the biggest challenges facing global women’s health...![Cervical cancer & HIV: a quiet tragedy [infographic]](https://www.mobileodt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Cervical-cancer-and-HIV-infographic-2-800x675.png?x41781)
Cervical cancer & HIV: a quiet tragedy [infographic]
Billions of dollars are spent every year in preventing and treating the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Antiretroviral treatments are prolonging life expectancy for people with HIV and giving new hope for the future. But a quiet tragedy is playing out for thousands of HIV+ women....
Championing empowerment and cervical cancer screening in Cambodia: Mercy Medical Center Cambodia
Cambodia faces a cervical cancer epidemic. With one of the world’s highest rates of cervical cancer deaths and the highest in Asia, Cambodian women need a champion to help bring screening and treatment. Dr. Judy Norman is that champion. Her goal: to empower Cambodian...
Why Cervical Cancer isn’t defeated…yet
‘Australia defeats cervical cancer’ was announced on newspaper headlines this week. Around the world, the initial results of the Australian government initiative to introduce HPV vaccination to high school age students suggested that cervical cancer instances may have...
