Canada Declares World's First HPV Prevention Week: October 1-7, 2017

Leading healthcare providers, patient organizations and Members of Parliament gathered today on Parliament Hill to mark the announcement that Canada has become the first country in the world to declare a HPV Prevention Week, which will be held from October 1-7, 2017. (From left to right): The Honourable Peter Kent, Member of Parliament for Thornhill; Dr. Jennifer Blake, Chief Executive Officer, Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada; Michelle, Patient with cervical cancer, and HPV-related cancer; Dr. Vivien Brown, Past National President, Federation of Medical Women of Canada; Dr. Monique Bertrand, Past President, Society of Canadian Colposcopists; and Brigitte Sansoucy, Member of Parliament for Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot. (CNW Group/Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMWC))

OTTAWA, May 30, 2017 /CNW/ - Leading healthcare providers, patient organizations and Members of Parliament gathered today on Parliament Hill to mark the announcement that Canada has become the first country in the world to declare a HPV Prevention Week, which will be held from October 1-7, 2017. 
(From left to right): The Honourable Peter Kent, Member of Parliament for Thornhill; Dr. Jennifer Blake, Chief Executive Officer, Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada; Michelle, Patient with cervical cancer, and HPV-related cancer; Dr. Vivien Brown, Past National President, Federation of Medical Women of Canada; Dr. Monique Bertrand, Past President, Society of Canadian Colposcopists; and Brigitte Sansoucy, Member of Parliament for Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot.

 

SOURCE Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMWC)

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