07/01/2025
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month 2025
Cervical cancer is the sixth most common cancer in women in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. In 2020, an estimated 89 800 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer in the Region and more than 47 500 women died from the disease.
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, an ideal chance for WHO and partners to raise awareness of cervical cancer and vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV), the main cause of cervical cancer. Together, we can strive to end cervical cancer within a few generations.
This year, Cervical Cancer Awareness Month aims to highlight the importance of increasing access to HPV vaccines, regular screening, and state-of-the-art treatment for cervical cancer in its early stages. Our shared objective is to dramatically reduce the occurrence of cervical cancer by 2030 and to eliminate the disease as a public health problem by 2120.
When diagnosed early and managed effectively, cervical cancer is one of the most successfully treatable forms of cancer. But caught too late, the outcomes are not nearly as good.
The good news is that cervical cancer can be easily prevented through vaccination against HPV and regular screening.
To all girls and women, the messages of Cervical Cancer Awareness Month are clear.
