Cervical cancer can be prevented through vaccination and cured if diagnosed early. Yet it still kills more than 300,000 women worldwide each year.

Globally, only around 21% of women have had a vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes the disease.

In 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) set targets to vaccinate 90% of girls, screen 70% of women, and treat 90% of cervical diseases, aiming to eliminate cervical cancer by 2030.