Battling the Twin Challenge of HIV and Cervical Cancer

A community health worker spreads the message of screening for cervical cancer along with HIV. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS

A community health worker spreads the message of screening for cervical cancer along with HIV. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS

Nairobi, Dec 6 2022 (IPS) – Damaris Anyango* was recently discharged from Kenyatta National Hospital, battling the twin challenge of cervical cancer and HIV. She is 50 years old and was diagnosed with HIV nearly ten years ago.

Despite the heightened risk of…