Exploring the Role of Health Sector in the Prevention and Control of Cervical Cancer

Abstract

Cervical cancer has been acknowledged as one of the major public health concerns, especially in the low-and middle-income nations [1]. The available global recent estimates suggest that cervical cancer alone accounts for the deaths of 0.3 million women, of which in excess of 85% have been reported in low resource settings of the world [2]. In other words, it has been estimated that every 2 minutes, one woman dies of cervical cancer across the globe and it is a matter of great concern as we already have direct interventions to prevent and treat the condition [2]. This clearly suggests the need of the intensification of the prevention and control activities and the need to strengthen measures in the high-risk groups [1-3].