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State rolls out five-year plan to fight cervical cancer

Cervical Cancer. [GettyImages]

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has launched the National Cervical Cancer Elimination Action Plan 2026-2030, a five-year strategy aimed at eliminating cervical cancer as a public health threat in Kenya.

According to the ministry, the country records about 5,845 new cervical cancer cases every year, with an estimated 3,591 women dying annually from the disease. The new action plan seeks to reverse this trend by strengthening prevention, early detection, treatment and long-term follow-up.

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