Global Collaboration on Cervical Cancer Prevention
Celina Schocken, JD, MBA, MPP Chief Executive Officer
Presentation to the 2016 World Cancer Congress 1 November 2016
LARGE PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP
RAISES MONEY AND RUNS
PROGRAMS
WORKS CLOSELY WITH
NATIONAL LEADERS
What Does Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon Do?
The Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon Partnership
AN INDEPENDENT AFFILIATE OF THE GEORGE W. BUSH
INSTITUTE, LAUNCHED IN 2011
A PARTNERSHIP OF NON-PROFIT,
GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE PARTNER
ORGANIZATIONS
Airborne Lifeline
Foundation
What are the Goals?
Reduce cervical cancer
deaths by
25% among women screened and
treated
Screen and treat at least
80% of the target
populations for pre-invasive
cervical cancer
REDUCE STIGMA AROUND CANCER
RAISE AWARENESS
Achieve at least
80% coverage of vaccination
against HPV
CREATE AND TEST INNOVATIVE APPROACHES
PROMOTE EARLY DETECTION
Why Focus on Cervical Cancer?
Cervical cancer is one of the leading cancers and most common causes of cancer death among Sub-Saharan African women.
85% OF THE GLOBAL BURDEN
OF CERVICAL CANCER OCCURS IN
LOW RESOURCE SETTINGS
CERVICAL CANCER
500,000 275,000 NEW CASES DEATHS
WOMEN WITH HIV ARE
5 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP
CERVICAL CANCER THAN THEIR
HIV-NEGATIVE PEERS
98-99% of women in SSA have not been screened
$13-38 70% Cost of treatment Reduction of risk of of precancerous developing cervical lesion cancer if vaccinated against HPV
GLOBAL BURDEN
Where Does Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon Work?
TANZANIA
ZAMBIA
BOTSWANA
NAMIBIA
ETHIOPIA
Strategic Interventions
Data & Development
Training & Equipment
Education & Awareness
HPV Vaccination
Screening
Treatment
The partnership has achieved clear progress in Botswana, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia:
316,652
NUMBER OF WOMEN WHO HAVE RECEIVED
A BASIC SCREENING
FOR CERVICAL CANCER
22,722
NUMBER OF WOMEN TREATED WITH
CRYOTHERAPY OR
LEEP FOR CERVICAL CANCER
15,141
NUMBER OF WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN
SCREENED FOR
BREAST CANCER
119,192
NUMBER OF GIRLS WHO HAVE RECEIVED
ALL DOSES
OF THE HPV VACCINE
Program Accomplishments
Leadership, advocacy and
communications
Country programs
Innovation and Learning
Impact
Innovation and learning • Potential collaborations to test, pilot, and develop the
market for cervical cancer tools and programs • Technical
• HPV diagnostics • Cervicography • Treatment for precancerous lesions
• Service delivery • Improved pathology • Stigma reduction • Access to surgery • Advocacy • Transport and housing
HPV Vaccinations Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon creates demand generation through community mobilization and awareness campaigns and in reinforcing the health system for effective vaccine delivery.
Uptake Vaccine Delivery
Vaccine Delivery • Planning and micro-
planning • Direct implementation
through training, supervision
• Cold chain support through procurement
& maintenance
Technical Assistance & Policy Support • Planning for
nationwide roll-outs of HPV vaccine
• Post-introduction evaluations
• Monitoring & Evaluation
New Opportunities • Shared Lessons
learned • Forging partnerships
with groups targeting adolescent
girls
Community Mobilization
• Mythbusting & information
dissemination • Job aids for teachers
and health workers
Advocacy & Communications
• National and international levels with government stakeholders; • Promote awareness of cervical cancer • Promote integration into reproductive health and HIV/AIDS
• Using Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon leaders to promote, engage, and motivate to influence support of our goals of expansion;
Leadership Catalyzing the global community to reduce deaths from cervical and breast cancer
Country Owned and Sustainable Programs
African First Ladies Advancing the
agenda for cervical cancer
Ministries of Health Developing national
strategies, health plans, and priorities for women’s cancers
Stigma Reduction Training of service
providers, community sensitization
Funding PEPFAR, Global
Fund, like minded organizations; World
Vision, Project Concern
International, etc.
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) can provide a pathway for linking the evolution of disease with structural challenges to create impact.
Cons Pros
Integration of Services
Community Mobilization
Policy Support
Technical Assistance
Service Delivery
Innovation in Technology
Thank You! Celina Schocken, JD, MBA, MPP
Chief Executive Officer
www.pinkribbonredribbon.org
@pinkredribbon @celinaschocken