First Pacific nation reaches WHO cancer elimination goal

The tiny and remote island nation of Tuvalu is the first in the Pacific to meet the World Health Organization (WHO) global screening goal for cervical cancer elimination with 76 per cent of eligible women screened.

In 2018 the WHO set a global goal of screening 70 per cent of women aged 30 to 49 for cervical cancer as part of its strategy for elimination of the disease. In 2021Family Planning Australia, the Tuvalu Family Health Association and the Tuvalu Ministry of Health established a national cervical screening and treatment program with funding from the Australian Government through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program.

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