Kenya's Principal Secretary for Public Health and Professional Standards, Mary Muthoni, has urged women to undergo cervical cancer screening in January, highlighting that delayed detection leads to preventable deaths. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Kenya.

• Kenya records approximately 5,845 new cervical cancer cases and 3,591 deaths annually, according to GLOBOCAN 2022 estimates.
• The Ministry of Health blames the high death toll on low screening rates, stigma, and late diagnosis, despite the disease being highly preventable.
• The HPV vaccine is offered to girls aged 10–14 years, while screening is recommended for women aged 25–49 years, with further testing for older women.