An update on premalignant cervical lesions and cervical cancer screening services among HIV positive women.
Cervical cancer screening is the major public health strategy for secondary prevention ofcervical cancer especially in the HIV infected women. There a very low utilization of cervicalcancer screening services in the developing countries. This is despite the high prevalence ofpremalignant cervical lesions. New strategies facilitate screening in resource-limited settings. Anorganized effective prevention and control program requires adequate resources and finances.It needs manpower and infrastructure. It is necessary to have surveillance mechanisms of thetargeted women with education and sensitization with monitoring and evaluation mechanismsfor effectiveness.