By: Emmanuel Smart Jipoh
Monrovia, Liberia – February 6, 2026 – As a part of actions marking the 2026 International Cervical Most cancers Consciousness Month, the John F. Kennedy Memorial Medical Heart (JFK) has efficiently carried out a two-day free cervical most cancers screening outreach in main market communities in Monrovia, aimed toward eliminating cervical most cancers as a public well being menace amongst girls and women in Liberia.
The outreach happened at Rally City Market on Wednesday, February 4, and at Omega Market on Thursday, February 5, drawing a cross-section of girls who voluntarily got here to profit from the free companies. A complete of 262 girls had been screened, 114 at Rally City and 148 at Omega Market.
This yr’s observance is underneath the nationwide theme, “Vaccinate, Display screen, and Deal with, Finish Cervical Most cancers Now.” Screening was carried out utilizing high-performance testing strategies by skilled medical practitioners from JFK Medical Heart. The train facilitated streamlined cervical most cancers screening, prognosis, and early remedy of precancerous circumstances for free of charge to beneficiaries.
Offering an outline of the importance of the notice month, Dr. Deaze M. Saywon, Head of the Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology at JFK, emphasised that rising public consciousness, strengthening well being literacy, and selling early prognosis and remedy are crucial to drastically lowering cervical most cancers incidence and mortality in Liberia.
Dr. Saywon expressed appreciation to the Ministry of Well being for its robust assist, noting that the outreach’s success displays JFK’s continued dedication to bringing healthcare to the folks. He pressured that whereas JFK serves because the nation’s largest tertiary referral hospital, it stays devoted to giving again to communities by bringing care nearer to those that want it most.
He additionally recommended the Minister of Well being, Dr. Louise M. Kpoto, for the well timed provision of superior medical gear to JFK Medical Heart. The gear contains video colposcopy machines with stands and screens, in addition to an entire higher and decrease gastrointestinal endoscopy tower geared up with trendy cameras and scopes.
In line with Dr. Saywon, these interventions goal to strengthen diagnostic and therapeutic companies on the nation’s largest referral facility and are anticipated to considerably enhance affected person care outcomes.
Gratitude was additional prolonged to companions, together with the Ladies International Most cancers Initiative, CapaCare, and different collaborators whose assist contributed to the success of the outreach.
“That is an initiative value enterprise by the nation’s greatest referral hospital,” Dr. Saywon famous.
He inspired girls throughout Liberia to go to JFK Medical Heart for routine screening and to hunt early remedy when wanted.
In separate interviews, a number of girls beneficiaries expressed appreciation to the Ministry of Well being, JFK Medical Heart, and companions for bringing healthcare companies on to the market. Many additionally appealed to the hospital administration to conduct the outreach biannually to allow extra girls from totally different elements of the nation to profit.
Cervical most cancers is a illness that develops within the cervix, the decrease a part of the uterus, when irregular cells bear DNA modifications and develop uncontrollably. It’s primarily brought on by persistent an infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV), which is transmitted by way of sexual contact. Cervical most cancers is extremely preventable by way of HPV vaccination and common screening and is commonly curable when detected early.
Actions marking the notice month will climax on Friday, February 6, with a sports activities and consciousness stroll from Monrovia Metropolis Corridor to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Medical Heart.
