Scaling Cervical Cancer Screening
Summary
Cervical cancer is still killing women in rural Nepal despite being highly preventable, with new screening camps in Janakpur showing how awareness, autonomy and community health volunteers shape access to care. Binaytara plans to expand the programme across Madhes Province and is calling for national-scale action from Nepal’s policymakers.
Key Points
- Binaytara conducted cervical cancer screening camps in Janakpur in 2025 and screened 274 women using an HPV-based test.
- The findings showed that education increased awareness, but women’s autonomy over health decisions was a stronger predictor of procedural knowledge.
- Female Community Health Volunteers played a key role in the programme, and the group plans to add male volunteers in the next phase.
- Binaytara aims to screen more than 1,000 women across ten health camps in Madhes Province and wants the model scaled nationally.
