Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Guinea |

World Health Organization (WHO) supporting Guinea restore vaccine capacity after fire damage

A crisis cell has been set up and contingency plans are being reinforced

Following a fire accident at a vaccine depot in Guinea’s capital Conakry, World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the authorities to devise urgent measures, including securing remaining vaccine stocks, to limit loss and prolonged impact of the damage.  A crisis cell has been set up and contingency plans are being…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Guinea |

Bringing Care Closer to Eliminate Cervical Cancer

Fifteen additional centres were set up in October 2021, bringing to 32 the number of sites now offering cervical cancer screening services in the country

For several years many women across Guinea lacked access to screening services for cervical cancer—the most common cancer among women—especially in remote areas. A concerted push by the health authorities to integrate cervical cancer screening in sexual and reproductive health services, thousands of women now have the chance of early…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Guinea |

Guinea: Bringing care closer to eliminate cervical cancer

Fifteen additional centres were set up in October 2021, bringing to 32 the number of sites now offering cervical cancer screening services in the country

For several years many women across Guinea lacked access to screening services for cervical cancer—the most common cancer among women—especially in remote areas. A concerted push by the health authorities to integrate cervical cancer screening in sexual and reproductive health services, thousands of women now have the chance of early…