CBC fights cervical cancer through routine screening

By Moma Sandrine in Bamenda It has been observed that at least five hundred thousand new cases of cervical cancer are recorded globally each year. In Cameroon, an estimated one thousand two hundred cases are recorded yearly. To this effect, the Cameroon Baptist Convention (CBC) came up with a scheme in 2007, the Women’s Health Program,WHP that seeks to create awareness on how women can maintain a healthy system. This program focuses mainly on the screening and treatment/management of cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is that situation where the cells of a woman’s cervix (the lower part of the womb) grows…