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The World Health Organization has been supporting Kenya's Ministry of Health to implement the Women's Integrated Cancer Screening (WICS) program. Across Africa, too many women are dying prematurely from breast and cervical cancers. In 2024 alone, 350,000 women across the continent died from these diseases, often because prevention, early detection, diagnosis and treatment came too late, or were inaccessible. Behind every statistic is a woman, a family and a community. A mother waiting too long for a diagnosis. A daughter unable to access preventive care. A family struggling to afford treatment. These stories are unique but the responsibility before us is shared. Our message to governments, policymakers and partners is clear: the time has come to accelerate action on women’s cancers and move them from the margins of health policy to the centre of Africa’s health, development and financing agendas. The African Union is leading the way by placing the health and wellbeing of Africa’s people at the heart of the continent’s development agenda.
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