Organized by MSD Philippines and the Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP), the advocacy event brought together individuals from all walks of life—families, cancer survivors, medical professionals, and health advocates—to champion awareness and prevention efforts for cervical cancer.
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Turning Every Step into a Stride towards Cervical Cancer Elimination
MSD PH advocates through community fitness and health awareness
Sto. Tomas, Batangas LGU leads charge in fight against cervical cancer with a specialized, HPV catch up vaccination program
Sto. Tomas, Batangas, is spearheading an ambitious public health initiative aimed at combating cervical cancer through its specialized human papillomavirus (HPV) catch-up vaccination program.
Cheska and Kendra Kramer Advocates for Cervical Cancer Awareness and Prevention
Underscoring the importance of health education and open communication, celebrity mother-and-daughter duo Cheska and Kendra Kramer have introduced their new advocacy focused on cervical cancer awareness and prevention.
Puerto Princesa City Mayor Urges Parents to Get Kids Vaxxed vs. Cervical Cancer
The City of Puerto Princesa through the leadership of its Mayor Lucilo R. Bayron is committed to increase human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage in the country by launching the first-ever school-based immunization program in Palawan benefiting 3,000 female public school learners.
Increasing HPV vaccine access to reach cervical cancer elimination goals highlighted in 12th HPV Summit
Patient groups, health experts, the academe, public sector and healthcare companies have collectively communicated the need to increase access to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines among teenage girls during the 12th HPV Summit titled “One Community Against HPV”.
Strategic Partnership and 11,000 Signatures for a Cervical Cancer-Free Philippines
Launch of the Philippine Cervical Cancer Elimination Movement and Call for Solidarity
DIANNE MEDINA SHARES MOTHER’S CANCER PATIENT STORY IN THE KALAYAAN NG KABABAIHAN MULA SA KANSER EVENT ADVOCATING FOR WOMEN’S CANCER PATIENTS, CARERS, AND SURVIVORS
She then made the call that women should be fearless in learning about their breast cancer condition – from being diligent with their breast self-exams to being proactive with their doctors in finding out whether they have a higher risk of getting this disease.
It Could be You, It Could be Her: What You Need to know about Cervical Cancer
“It is important that women should know about cervical cancer so that it may be prevented, and women’s lives may be saved,” Dr. Cecilia Llave MD, PhD of the UP-PGH NIH Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and a Trustee Director of the Cervical Cancer Prevention Network (CECAP), said in a recent interview.
10th HPV Summit: A cervical cancer-free future is a battle that must be won
Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes most cases of cervical cancers and pre-cancerous cervical lesions. Genital HPV is a common virus spread mainly by skin-to-skin contact during sexual activity which may have no visible signs or symptoms.