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In Malawi, many women treated for cervical cancer travel long distances to access rehabilitation care, even though it is essential for their recovery. In Blantyre, as part of MSF’s cervical cancer prevention and treatment programme, the MSF Foundation has been developing and supporting a specialised rehabilitation service for women for the past two years. Today, it is working to decentralise this care to make it more accessible. 

Cervical cancer remains a major public health issue in Malawi. The country has one of the highest prevalence rates in the world: nearly 40% of cancers diagnosed in women are cervical cancer, and the disease causes around 3,000 deaths every year.