Dear all,
Cervical cancer continues to be a major health problem among women in Honduras. We hope that some measures taken will help improve medical care for patients with cervical cancer and also for other types of cancer that affect the general population.
According to the Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2023,* an estimated 858 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 518 die from the disease each year in Honduras. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among Honduran women overall and among women aged 15–44 years. The report also highlights the central role of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in cervical carcinogenesis, estimating that 53.5% of invasive cervical cancers are attributable to HPV types 16 and 18, which are targeted by current HPV vaccines.
According to the Cervical Cancer Country Profile, WHO,** Honduras has implemented important cervical cancer prevention measures, including a national HPV vaccination programme introduced in 2016 and a national cervical cancer screening programme. The WHO profile indicates that approximately 75% of women aged 30–49 years had been screened at least once for cervical cancer and 68% had been screened within the previous five years. The profile also notes that Honduras has a population-based cancer registry and is working toward the WHO cervical cancer elimination strategy through strengthened vaccination, screening, and treatment services.
***Bruni L, Albero G, Serrano B, Mena M, Collado JJ, Gómez D, et al. *Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2023: Honduras*. Barcelona: ICO/IARC HPV Information Centre; 2023. Honduras: Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2023
<https://hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/HND_FS.pdf>
**World Health Organization. *Cervical Cancer Country Profile: Honduras*. Geneva: WHO; 2021. cervical-cancer-hnd-2021-country-profile-en.pdf
<https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/cervical-...
Jackeline
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HIFA profile: Jackeline Alger, MD, PhD, is a parasitologist. Executive Director of the Antonio Vidal Institute for Infectious Diseases and Parasitology; Tegucigalpa, Honduras. HIFA Country Representative of the Year for the years 2015 and 2018. She is the lead moderator for HIFA-Spanish and HIFA Regional Coordinator for Country Representatives in the PAHO region https://www.hifa.org/support/members/jackeline Email jackelinealger AT gmail.com
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