Hands-on cervical cancer prevention training courses for low-resource settings

Abstract

Objective: In 2018, there were approximately 570,000 new cases of cervical cancer worldwide. More than 85% of cases occurred in low- and middle-income countries, primarily because of poor access to screening and a limited number of medical providers trained to diagnose and treat cervical precancerous lesions. Our objective was to provide locally held, hands-on training courses to medical providers in these countries.