Over 3,600 Malawian women fall sick with cervical cancer every year and two thirds of them die from the disease. It’s the most common type of cancer among the female population in the country, affecting the cervix of the uterus (accounting for 45.4% of all cancers among women) and resulting from infection by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).  In this first episode, we look at the importance of screening for cervical cancer.