| More than 300,000 people around the world die from cervical cancer each year, and in the U.S., people of Haitian descent are disproportionately affected. Miami's Little Haiti community could help the World Health Organization eliminate the disease. ➡️ Human papillomavirus is thought to cause about half of all cervical cancers. Testing positive doesn't mean you have cancer, but it's an important preventative step.
➡️ The Center for Haitian Studies is essential for community outreach and education on the virus. Health workers who speak Haitian Creole, together with a mobile clinic, are helping people test themselves.
➡️ Through mothers who get tested, the clinic is able to reach younger teens and get them vaccinated — a crucial step to eliminating the cancer all together. | 
