TUNIS, LE 4 MARS 2019 - En célébration de la Journée Internationale de sensibilisation au virus du papillome humain (HPV) responsable du cancer du col de l’utérus, le Centre tunisien de la santé publique a lancé une nouvelle carte interactive pour montrer le taux de mortalité croissant de ce cancer dans la région MENA (Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord).

Tunis, 4 March 2019 - A new interactive map launched today, on International HPV Awareness Day, shows the growing burden of HPV and cervical cancer in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Nearly five million cases of breast, cervical, colorectal and oral cancers diagnosed in 2018 could have been detected sooner and treated more effectively, said UICC.

Statement on WHO Executive Board Agenda Item 6.5 Cervical Cancer Elimination delivered by UICC supported by ESMO, IHPCA, IOMP, ISR, the NCD Alliance, RAD-AID and WHPCA

World Cancer Day (WCD) 2019, celebrated on 4 February, marks the launch of the 3 -year ‘I Am and I Will’ campaign.

Each year on 4 February, World Cancer Day empowers all of us across the world to show support, raise our collective voice, take personal action and press our governments to do more. Let's unite and rally under the one banner of cancer in a positive and inspiring way.