By Julia Nemy | Project Manager
Cervical cancer disproportionately affects women in low and middle income countries, as the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is less frequently available or not available at all in many parts of the world. In 2018 Médecins Sans Frontières reports, approximately 311,000 women died as a result of cervical cancer. Over 80% of these women lived in low and middle income countries, such as Mali.
The HPV vaccine is considered extremely effective in preventing the development of cervical cancer. It is recommended that all adolescent girls receive the vaccine as a means of preventing cervical cancer.
As the HPV vaccine is currently unavailable in Mali, supporting other means of preventing the contraction of the virus are extremely important. These include education on how to prevent sexually transmitted infections such as HPV. GAIA Vaccine Foundation aims to fill this gap by providing free weekly reproductive health classes at the Teen Peer Education program at Hope Center Clinic.
In 2018, 570,000 new cases of cervical cancer were diagnosed. GAIA VF needs your help to ensure that educational programs can continue to reach as many Malian teens as possible to prevent cervical cancer. Thus far in 2020, 1,360 Malian teens have attended the program, 1,055 of which were girls.
Thank you for your continued support to GAIA VF!
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