New science paves way for same day treatment for cervical cancer in Vanuatu
Local media reports that the funds for the ball could be redirected to combating cervical cancer.
The disease is preventable but in Vanuatu, it's the second most common cancer among women.
For the last four years, the University of New South Wales Kirby Institute has been working to get screening done across the country.
And the institute's Asia and Pacific Health Senior Program Manager Vanessa Price said new advances in science means women can now access same day treatment.
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