Jhpiego's approach for detecting and treating pre-cancerous lesions of the cervix during a single visit (usually a nurse or midwife) has proved to be a cost effective and sustainable solution for the prevention of cancer of the cervix in developing countries that tend to have fewer resources, making the traditional Pap test rare. The single visit approach (SVA) combines testing and treatment in one visit, an important advantage in developing nations where access to high quality services remains a challenge.  Based on results from projects in Ghana and Thailand, Jhpiego believes that the SVA as an effective, low-cost preventive measure against cervical cancer.

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Women In Government Board Member, Representative Kathy Hawken, along with North Dakota State Directors, Representative Lois Delmore and Representative Shirley Meyer held a press conference in Bismarck to promote Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.

The House of Representatives officially recognized January 2009 as "Cervical Cancer Awareness Month" as of January 27, 2009.  Among the signatories of House Resolution 5 was Women In Government State Director, Pennsylvania Representative Julie Harhart.  The Resolution aims at increasing awarness of cervical cancer and its primary cause, the human papillomavirus, and recognizes that through education and screening, women can decrease their likelihood of developing cervical cancer.

Women In Government member, Connecticut State Representative DebraLee Hovey, was featured in the Winter 2009 issue of UMF's Alumni Magazine for her involvement in the 2007 introduction of House Bill 6085 which would have mandated that all Connecticut girls receive the HPV vaccine by the age of 12. The bill was killed in committee during the 2007 session, but Representative Hovey's bill captured national and international public and media attention - both positive and negative - and led to her January 2008 keynote address to the European Parliament members, physicians, researchers and health policy staff in Brussels. Representative Hovey, a breast cancer survivor, states her belief that prevention of cervical cancer should be advocated for, and has now focused her efforts on educational campaigns. Women In Government commends Representative Hovey's tireless efforts in the fight against cervical cancer.

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Senator Nan Orrock (GA), member of Women In Government's Board of Directors, held a press conference this week promoting the Pearl of Wisdom Campaign in Georgia.  Senator Orrock recently attended the Third Annual Cervical Cancer Summit, hosted by the European Cervical Cancer Association, in Brussels, Belgium. Senator Orrock gave a keynote address on behalf of Women In Government, highlighting our efforts to eliminate cervical cancer in the US and around the globe.

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