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Protecting HIV-Positive Women from Cervical Cancer in Côte d’Ivoire

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire—A dozen women are gathered in a spacious, first-floor room at Marcory Hospital one Tuesday, listening to a doctor and midwife explain the risks of cervical cancer and the screening services available at this city health facility. Seated among them is Irene, an HIV-positive mother who has returned to Marcory for her annual cervical cancer screening.

Jhpiego Hands Over Cervical Cancer Prevention Equipment to Benefit Women in Tanzania

Sign outside a hospital.

Morogoro, Tanzania—The Cervical Cancer and Prevention Program (CECAP), a Jhpiego initiative funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Mothers and Infants, Safe, Healthy and Alive (MAISHA) Program in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW), has handed-over medical equipment and accessories worth more than $6,300 to benefit