Malawi: Managing cervical cancer in a country with limited treatment options

Cervical cancer accounts for 37 per cent of new cancers in women in Malawi. Since 2018, MSF has been working to reduce the incidence of cervical cancer and bring down deaths from the disease in the districts of Blantyre and Chiradzulu. MSF head of mission Marion Péchayre explains how. The high number of women dropping … Read more

Mali: Supporting cancer patients in Bamako

“Since that day, my life has been nothing but suffering and paying out money.” This is how 40-year-old Hawa  sums up the medical journey that took her from her hometown Timbuktu to Bamako, Mali, and a diagnosis of cancer. Medical tests, biopsies and surgical procedures have taken over her life since 2009. Her numerous medical appointments … Read more