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Guidance for planning, designing and running a HPV-based primary cervical cancer screening clinic in sub-Saharan Africa

Published inJournal of clinical and medical images case reports, vol. 2, no. 4, p. 1-5
First online date2022-07-20
Abstract

Cervical cancer is an important healthcare problem in sub-Saharan Africa and emphasis should be placed on implementing and strengthening capacities for screening and treating precancerous lesions. The World Health Organization’s recommendation for low- and medium-income countries to accelerate cervical cancer elimination is human papillomavirus-based primary screening followed directly by treatment or by triage with visual inspection with acetic acid then followed by treatment. To promote these approaches in a community health-care facility, a structurally and functionally dedicated cervical cancer screening and treatment clinic is required. Publications with practical details are rare in literature, imposing a challenge in such planning. In order to provide a toolkit and guidance for health professionals who plan to set up such a clinic, we herein report our experiences in the implementation and running of a cervical cancer screening and treatment clinic adapted to a district level.

Keywords
  • Cervical cancer
  • District hospital
  • Management
  • Prevention
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
Citation (ISO format)
TATRAI, Karolin et al. Guidance for planning, designing and running a HPV-based primary cervical cancer screening clinic in sub-Saharan Africa. In: Journal of clinical and medical images case reports, 2022, vol. 2, n° 4, p. 1–5. doi: 10.55920/2771-019X/1196
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