On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Mfoundi Departmental Delegation of Social Affairs, in partnership with the Geneva University Hospitals and the Yaoundé CHU, is organizing throughout the month of March a free and anonymous cervical cancer screening campaign, accompanied by full medical care.
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As part of the activities marking the celebration of International Women’s Day, the Mfoundi Departmental Delegation of Social Affairs, in collaboration with the Geneva University Hospitals and the Yaoundé University Hospital Center, is organizing a major free and anonymous cervical cancer screening campaign.
The operation takes place every working day in March, from Monday to Friday, starting at 08:00 AM, at the Yaoundé CHU. It includes not only screening, but also free medical care for the entire process, ranging from diagnosis to the treatment of precancerous lesions.
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This initiative is primarily aimed at Social Affairs staff, associations of women with disabilities and internally displaced women, women from local families and communities, as well as anyone interested in this public health action.
The heads of the Mfoundi Operational Technical Units are invited to ensure wide dissemination of information to their staff, partner administrations, as well as in churches, mosques, and schools, to ensure massive mobilization around this campaign.
Through this action, the organizers intend to strengthen the prevention and fight against cervical cancer, a pathology that remains one of the leading causes of mortality among women, while facilitating access to care for the most vulnerable populations.
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