Zim intensifies fight against cervical cancer

ZIMBABWE is frantically battling cervical cancer which is responsible for over 13% of all cancer-related deaths in the country by engaging foreign governments for technological capacity to detect and treat it.

Speaking at the official opening of an early detection and treatment programme for cervical cancer at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, where a donation of screening equipment was made by a Chinese hospital, First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa said more needs to be done to stop further occurrence of the disease.

“Cervical cancer is the commonest cancer among women and statistics from a research done here in Zimbabwe show that Harare tops statistics in the country and this is the reason why we have focused on Parirenyatwa Hospital as we focus on fighting cancer.

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