Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irWuMxJYRBk&list=PLgDB39BFocs3_xaLXkvhwU...
View the atlas https://screening.iarc.fr/atlasvia.php
'In this video, Dr Partha Basu, Head of the Screening Group at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), presents the Atlas of visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid for screening, triage, and assessment for treatment and explains important aspects of cervical cancer screening and assessment.
'The World Health Organization (WHO) formally launched the Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer on 17 November 2020. IARC is supporting this WHO initiative by providing key evidence, technical materials, and updates for policy-makers, programme managers, and experts implementing the Global Strategy.
'This digital atlas is one such important publication that describes the use of visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid (VIA) as a primary screening test or as a test to triage women who test positive for oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) types, and explains how application of dilute acetic acid to the cervix can help in determining eligibility for ablative treatment. The atlas, which is freely available on the IARC website, was also published on 17 November 2020 to mark the launch of the Global Strategy.'
HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org