Technical Assistance Plan for Cervical Cancer Control in South America – Executive Summary
Publication
Developing a Cancer Plan
Cervical cancer
2016
English
Region of the Americas (AMR)
Red de Institutos et Instituciones nacionales de cancer (RINC)
Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of death by disease among South American women. The UNASUR South American Health Council (CSS) has mandated the Network of National Cancer Institutes and Institutions (RINC/UNASUR) to develop a Technical Assistance Plan and assist the region’s countries with a view to drastically reducing the incidence of this disease and eliminating related mortality.