Voice of Livingstonia fights cervical cancer in Mzuzu

Voice of Livingstonia Radio Station, an institution under the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Livingstonia Synod, has intensified the fight against cervical cancer in Mzuzu.

Speaking yesterday in Mzuzu, the radio’s station manager Themba Mwale said their campaign led to 220 girls from Chibavi Township getting vaccinated against the disease.

He said: “We beat our target of 200 and we are looking forward to more campaigns.

“We ask for collaboration from well-wishers to reach more girls with cervical cancer messages.”

Group village head Kasonga urged the radio station to take the vaccination campaign to other areas in the city.

“I ask parents to encourage their children to get vaccinated against the disease,” he said.

Voice of Livingstonia Radio Station rolled out the campaign to disseminate the correct information about the disease.

According to a medical doctor at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe Maxwell Chikuni, cervical cancer can be cured if detected early.

“It is dangerous not knowing one’s status because if one goes to hospital when the cancer is at an advanced stage, it may not be cured,” he said.

Chikuni also said cervical cancer can be prevented because there is a human papilloma virus vaccine for girls aged between nine and 14 years.