Geneva Health Forum | Cervical cancer workshop key learning
On the 4 of May, in the frame of the Geneva Health Forum, a side event on cervical cancer screening and care integration was held in the Lausanne Hall from 9 AM to 4 PM.
This workshop, following multiple meetings held over 2 years under the umbrella of the GHF, aimed at presenting and exchanging the latest experiences and sharing the new technologies and innovative practices and solutions with the objective of:
- Discussing key recommendations for implementation of integrated cervical cancer screening and care strategies
- Fostering donors’ investments in comprehensive gynecological care
- Discuss other possible actions to accelerate efforts towards the elimination of cervical cancer.
It was organized in two sessions:
- The morning focusing on integration: policies and politics, fundings and implementation together with models of integration notably in HIV and with FGS (Female Genital Schistosomiasis), community mobilization and concerns about screening older women.
- The afternoon, focusing on innovative solutions around oncomarkers and artificial intelligence (AI). More than 40 people from international organizations, NGOs, academia, clinical services of private and public sectors, diagnostic and drug industry as well as donors and foundations gathered to listen to emeritus speakers, share experiences, discuss and finally bring home some key messages. In this document, we try to provide a summary of the main points and bring forwards key recommendations.
More than 40 people from international organizations, NGOs, academia, clinical services of private and public sectors, diagnostic and drug industry as well as donors and foundations gathered to listen to emeritus speakers, share experiences, discuss and finally bring home some key messages. In this document, we try to provide a summary of the main points and bring forwards key recommendations.