Leveraging new technology to improve cancer screening
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Dear Friend,
For decades, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been at the cutting edge of leveraging new technology to deliver emergency medical care around the globe.
In Malawi, our Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Cervical Cancer project is using AI to identify cancerous lymph nodes in pictures of the uterus and treat them on the spot. At the same time, we are using PCR tests—an accurate, fast, and affordable test—to identify oncogenic strains of human papillomavirus (HPV).
When it comes to saving lives from cervical cancer, early detection is everything. 90 percent of cervical cancer deaths happen to people in low- and middle-income countries like Malawi, where women like Aliyanesa lack access to crucial health care and services.
We’re on a mission to change that.
Though we are making strides in treatment and prevention, the challenges ahead are massive: the World Health Organization estimates that cancer mortality will double in Africa by 2040. MSF is committed to providing lifesaving care, like cervical cancer screening, in Malawi and more than 70 countries around the world for as long as it’s needed. By starting a monthly gift, you provide the reliable support we need to continue delivering aid where it is needed most while also helping make care more efficient, effective, and accessible for people everywhere.
Our project in Malawi is just one example of how MSF is boldly implementing new technologies to save lives—a cornerstone of our mission.
In 2020, nearly 3,000 women died from cervical cancer in Malawi when their deaths could have been avoided. That’s why, that same year, MSF collaborated with KTH (Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden) to create and refine the algorithm that would eventually become part of an app called VIA, which is used by MSF staff in Blantyre Hospital to make cancer screening more effective. Our goal is to screen 10,000 women in Malawi using this innovative new technology by the end of May 2023.
This is just one example of the many innovative research projects we are conducting worldwide. With the help of generous MSF supporters like you, we will continue to refine and scale up this work to ensure better outcomes for future cervical cancer patients everywhere.
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