Ardern supports grant targeting cervical cancer in Pacific

Ardern supports grant targeting cervical cancer in Pacific

Former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern on a visit to the Pacific. Photo: SUPPLIED More than $5 million has been granted for a programme to eliminate cervical cancer across the Pacific, with the support of former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern.

University of Auckland supports $5m programme to eliminate cervical cancer in Pacific

The University of Auckland has found the incidence rate of cervical cancer is up to nine times higher in the Pacific Islands than in Australasia.