Cervical cancer disproportionately affects the world’s poorest and most vulnerable communities. This is starkly illustrated in Bolivia, where a lack of access to screening and early intervention has made cervical cancer the highest incidence of all cancers in the country and the leading cause of mortality among indigenous and low-income women in the Andean region.

Additionally, gender-based inequity in healthcare is especially prevalent in Bolivia. Many women suffer from conditions like abnormal bleeding, pelvic organ prolapse, fibroids, urinary incontinence, and other problems, sometimes linked to multiple childbirths. Unfortunately, these conditions are rarely addressed until they become severe.