CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -World Health Assembly adopts global strategy to accelerate cervical cancer elimination.

Detailed explanation-2: -To eliminate cervical cancer, all countries must reach and maintain an incidence rate of below four per 100 000 women.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Global Strategy identifies the following threshold: cervical cancer would no longer be considered to be a public health problem when all countries reach an annual incidence rate of 4 cases per 100, 000 women or less. Read the global strategy here or on WHO’s website .

Detailed explanation-4: -With three key strategies and clear 2030 targets-an increase of HPV vaccination to 90%, twice-lifetime cervical screening to 70%, and treatment of pre-invasive lesions and invasive cancer to 90% (also known as the 90-70-90 targets)-this global call-to-action provides a roadmap to eliminate cervical cancer.