PATH is a non governmental organisation hoping to come up with a cervical cancer vaccine by year 2010.

Young women in India, Peru, Uganda, and Vietnam will become the first in the developing world to live without fear of cervical cancer-as PATH and our partners begin pilot introduction of new vaccines for the disease,” reads a statement on the organisation’s website.

In 2005, cancer killed approximately 14,000 people in Uganda. 8,000 of those were under the age of 70.

Of the various cancers, cervical cancer remains the most common cancer killing women in Uganda according to the World Health Organisation.

Developing countries lack resources and women miss out on lifesaving screening and treatment because such facilities are not available to women, according to PATH.

Hmm…why can’t just pharma giants bring U.S.-approved vaccines to developing countries — instead of NGO’s taking the lead to do just that? But then again, it is good that NGOs like PATH take the initiative to stop cervical cancer vaccine in less-fortunate countries of the world.

What do you think?

Source: allAfrica.com

Also, you can read more about PATH’s Global Call to Stop Cervical Cancer.

Post from: Blisstree

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Trial Project Starts (?) in Uganda