Georgetown : The Health Ministry will be joining the rest of world to observe Cervical Cancer Awareness the planned activities which will be held during January are in keeping with the fact that this month has been designated Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.
Some of the activities the Ministry will be pulling off are a national week of screening for cervical cancer from January 14-18, 2013, followed by educational sessions in schools the next week and on January 23 a vigil will be held at Parliament Buildings.
This year’s theme is “Early Detection Saves Lives.
Health Minister, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran reiterated the need for women who are sexually active to get screened so that they are aware of their health. He added that hundreds of medical professionals have been trained to carry out the Visual Inspection Using Ascetic Acid VIA which is method used to diagnose cervical cancer.
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