SDG3.7 - Eliminating Cervical Cancer in the Indo-Pacific Region, with the EPICC Program
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Welcome to Episode 6 of Good Will Hunters, in our new series on SDG3 - Good Health and Wellbeing. Today’s episode looks at SDG 3.7 - By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes. Specifically, we’ll be focusing on a new program which I am incredibly excited about - it is the Elimination Partnership in the Indo-Pacific for Cervical Cancer, or EPICC.
https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/11/22/australia-takes-epicc-step-to-cervical-cancer-elimination.html
EPICC is a regional health initiative designed to support countries across the Indo-Pacific region accelerate their journey towards the elimination of cervical cancer, and progress towards achieving the WHO 90/70/90 cervical cancer elimination strategy targets:
https://www.who.int/initiatives/cervical-cancer-elimination-initiative
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