LATEST UPDATES
New module added to the website
Friday 14 October 2011
The new module 'Country Activities' will highlight upcoming activities in your region. If you are aware of key cervical cancer activities or meetings in your region please send us the relevant information using the details listed under Contact us.
Scientific communique of the 11th meeting of the sub-Saharan Cervical Cancer Working Group
Friday 14 October 2011
The sub-Saharan Cervical Cancer Working Group met in Johannesburg, South Africa, in September 2011 to discuss the latest developments in cervical cancer prevention throughout the region.
Meeting report from the 11th meeting of the sub-Saharan Cervical Cancer Working Group
Friday 14 October 2011
The sub-Saharan Cervical Cancer Working Group met on 5 September 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa, to discuss the latest developments in cervical cancer prevention throughout the region. A report summarising the 11th meeting of the sSA CCWG will shortly be available for members.
Presentations from the 11th meeting of the sub-Saharan Cervical Cancer Working Group
Friday 14 October 2011
Presentations given during the 11th meeting of the sSA CCWG in Johannesburg are now available for members.
Meeting Builder content is available to download for members
Friday 14 October 2011
The contents of the Meeting Builder include everything you need to prepare presentations on cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa; providing the core resources needed for you to build your own meeting from scratch and including all the latest information on cervical cancer vaccines.
sSA CCWG mission statement
'To improve the lives of the African people by reducing the impact and burden of cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa'
The SSA CCWG is sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline.
This web site is funded and developed by GlaxoSmithKline in association with the members of the SSA CCWG.
Welcome
Welcome to the sub-Saharan African Cervical Cancer Working Group (sSA CCWG) website. This site provides the African community with up-to-date worldwide and local cervical cancer information.
We aim to raise cervical cancer awareness in our region and to outline preventive methods so that together we can reduce the devastating impact of this disease across Africa.
Latest News
The sSA CCWG will meet in Kampala, Uganda, on 24 April 2012. The latest clinical trial data, updates on country-specific activities and the future plans for cervical cancer vaccine implementation in the region will be discussed.
To register your interest for the next sSA CCWG meeting, or for more information please contact us.
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sSA CCWG in brief
The sSA CCWG, established in 2005, aims to promote cervical cancer awareness and reduce the morbidity and mortality of this disease.
To ensure that our information is up to date, relevant, and accurate, experts from sSA CCWG meet twice a year to discuss the latest data and available information.
The group comprises African experts from across the sub-Saharan region. Countries represented by our members include Nigeria, Malawi, South Africa, Senegal, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Zambia, Cameroon, and the Cote D'Ivoire.
We also invite world experts in the area of cervical cancer to share their expertise with us.
Our group is happy to invite, assist and collaborate with regional decision-makers and global NGOs in any way possible.
Together, we can change the impact of cervical cancer on our communities.
Our Objectives
Our objectives are to:
- Raise awareness of cervical cancer and the high burden of disease
- Update health-care professionals, health authorities, politicians, governments, community leaders, the mass media and the general public about the latest developments in the prevention and treatment of cervical cancer
- Dispel myths and misconceptions
- Advocate for mass implementation of screening and immunisation as effective strategies
- Implement local activities and projects
- Obtain and review epidemiological and economic data on disease burden in Africa
- Generate clear clinical guidelines for the use of cervical cancer vaccines
- Create a forum for leading cervical cancer experts
- Establish relationships and collaborations with other organisations and institutions with similar missions and objectives
- Share best clinical and research practice
- Inform and influence decision-makers