The World Health Organization (WHO) and governments around the world have made a commitment that cervical cancer will be the first cancer ever in the world to be eliminated, setting “90–70–90” targets for 2030 that can put all countries on the pathway to this achievement

The four-day meeting of delegates from the African Cervical Health Alliance (ACHA) was officially opened by Health DG Dr Patrick Amoth on Monday. ACHA is a network of civil society organisations currently from 22 organisations based in 16 countries in Africa that are hardest hit by cervical cancer..

In May 2018, the WHO Director-General announced a global call for action to eliminate cervical cancer, underscoring renewed political will to make elimination a reality and calling for all stakeholders to unite behind this common goal.