WACC

WACC (Women Against Cervical Cancer) is an initiative that aims to improve awareness of HPV and cervical diseases, and to make cervical cancer prevention a top priority on women's and public health agendas.

For the Public Sign the Manifesto More information The 2010 WACC Award winner is the non-profit union from Estonian: Naised Emakakaelavähi Vastu The non-profit association Women Against Cervical Cancer was created in Estonia by 8 active women in the spring of 2007. Members are well-known women in Estonia. All members have some personal contact with cervical cancer. Union has 30 supportive members and 20 supportive companies. The purpose of the movement is to increase the awareness of the society about the possibilities of the prevention and detection of the cancer of the cervix. The long-term purpose is to initiate women to have a more careful attitude towards their health. The women's movement cooperates with the Estonian Cancer Society and organises informative events according to possibilities. The association's main message is: Cervical cancer is preventable, visit your doctor regularly. More information WACC Award Participants Agaliazo (Society of Volunteers Against Cancer) - Greece 2010 WACC Award proposal Bethesda Mission - India 2010 WACC Award proposal Deutscher Akademikerinnenbund/DAB - Germany 2010 WACC Award proposal Donne in Rete - Italy 2010 WACC Award proposal Generation Hope - Zambia 2010 WACC Award proposal Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust - United Kingdom 2010 WACC Award proposal Naised Emakakaelavähi Vastu (Women against Cervical Cancer) - Estonia 2010 WACC Award proposal ONDA-Osservatorio Nazionale Sulla Salute Della Donna - Italy 2010 WACC Award proposal

Cervical cancer
Cervical cancer is the second-most common cancer in women: it affects around half-a-million women and - each year - kills over 288,000, worldwide.

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