CIDRZ Cervical Cancer screening sites

By Meluse Kapatamoyo

The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) started its cervical cancer screening program in 2006.

Zambia has the second highest rate of cervical cancer in the world after Guinea.

According to Dr Sharon Kapambwe, Head of the Cervical Cancer Prevention Programme in Zambia, more than 99, 000 women have been screened and of these 14, 000 were treated with pre-cancer lesions.

“Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in Zambia regardless of gender and causes more deaths in women than any other cancer. Most cases that we get are advanced and we are seeing younger women with pre-cancer lesions,” she said.

Below is a list of CIDRZ Cervical Cancer screening sites dotted around the country.

1.    Bauleni Clinic

A woman undergoing screening

2.    Chawama Clinic

3.    Chelston Clinic

4.    George Clinic

5.    Chilenje Clinic

6.    Kanyama Clinic

7.    Matero Clinic

8.    Kalingalinga Clinic

9.    M’tendere Clinic

10. Ngombe Clinic

11. University Teaching Hospital (UTH)

12. Chongwe Clinic

13. Kafue Clinic

14. Monze Mission Hospital

15. Chipata General Hospital

16. Katete Mission

17. Kabwe  General Hospital

18. Ndola Central Hospital

19. Kitwe General Hospital

20. Monze Mission Hospital

For information on Cervical cancer click here; http://pokeyourmind.blogspot.com/2013/02/your-quick-q-on-cervical-cancer.html#!/2013/02/your-quick-q-on-cervical-cancer.html