Illustration from Prevent Cancer Foundation
DID you know that 12 Filipino women die due to cervical cancer each day?
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cervical cancer is the second most common cancer afflicting women worldwide with about 500,000 new cases and 250,000 deaths each year. It is caused by the human papillomavirus or HPV, the most common sexually transmitted infection in both men and women.
In line with the celebration of Mother’s Day and the 6th year of Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, the Department of Health is offering a FREE cervical cancer screening in government hospitals and rural health facilities this whole month of May.
The cervical cancer screening will be offered to women aged 30-49 years old in 58 DOH-retained hospitals nationwide.
Aside from free screenings nationwide, DOH will also provide FREE quadrivalent HPV vaccinations to 9,000 girls aged 13 years old this coming school year.
The nationwide free cervical cancer screenings and the school-based vaccination program is implemented by the DOH, in partnership with POGS, Society of Gynecologic Oncologists of the Philippines (SGOP), the Philippine Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (PSCPC), and Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD) Philippines.
People should avail this free screening as health is of utmost importance.
This event is very timely for upcoming Mother’s day. Awareness and protecting women through free cervical cancer screening.
I will definitely tell this to my mom.. thank you for the info! 🙂
I would like to avail this one, will check it out at a hospital near my place.
What are the causes of having cervical cancer? Does this happen to women who gave birth only?
This is a very good program of the DOH. I hope that we can still avail of the free screening at this time. I’ll try to look for more information about this program.
This should help reduce the incidence of cervical cancer.
Got to tell my sisters and lady friends about this one. Thanks for sharing.
I already have this vaccination last year. This is good because its for FREE.
Great Idea! i make sure as well that me and my sister have that check up for things like this. Being secure and knowing that we’re safe and away from cancer like this is a must and should be a must too with each and everyone!
Great news to all women even young ladies out there. I have not been vaccinated yet and I wish my daughter will be protected from this HPV as well.
I think people (women) should really try this cervical cancer screening hanggat libre pa siya and this hpv vaccination. 🙂
this is really great news.. thanks for sharing
Wow this would be great! I’ll tell my mom about this one. Thank you for sharing…