Strides in Cervical Cancer Elimination

WORLD CERVICAL CANCER ELIMINATION DAY

By Mosamat Umma Kulsum,14 January, 2026 On 17 November 2025, the world commemorates World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day—designated by the seventy-eighth World Health Assembly as the first official World Health Day dedicated to eliminating a cancer. The stated theme, “Act Now: Eliminate Cervical Cancer”, is a call for bold and coordinated action to ensure women and girls are protected through human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and have acce…

Strides in Cervical Cancer Elimination

On the first World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day on November 17, the World Health Organization (WHO) shared major milestones in global efforts to protect women and girls from the preventable disease.