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Normie Hernandez, Philippine Transmarine Family and Crew Relations Manager, at the first Power Wives event[/caption]
GlaxoSmithKline’s
cervical cancer awareness efforts continues, and this time through the Power Over Cervical Cancer campaign. This campaign aims to empower Filipina women, letting them understand what they can do to reduce the risk, and prevent, cervical cancer.
The Power Wives For GSK’s 2015 cervical cancer awareness campaign, Power Over Cervical Cancer, seafarers’wives have been invited to join the pioneering Power Wives, who will attend a program that includes personality development, financial management and self-care sessions. All these sessions are meant to teach them how to manage the huge risk Filipino seafarers face when they are deployed.
No doubt our OFW remittances comprise a majority of the Philippines’ annual revenue, and even though seafarers make up of only 5% of the total OFWs abroad, their contributions amount to US$5.6bn. Unfortunately, seafarers’ working conditions render these Filipinos and their families at greater risk for several diseases and infections. GSK wishes to teach them the value of preventive healthcare as they strive to provide their families a better future.
Since an entire nation largely depends on OFWs, it is only fitting that we ensure their families’ financial, physical and emotional well-being. This of course, includes cervical cancer awareness.
Importance of early protection Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among Filipinas, with seven dying of the dreaded disease every single day. A silent but deadly disease, cervical cancer shows no signs or symptoms in its early stage, leading to 2 out of 3 Filipinas dying within five years.
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Makeup Artist Mica Tuaño at the first Power Wives event[/caption]
Filipinas need not be part of this statistic by avoiding the human papillomavirus, the leading cause of cervical cancer. In studies, it has been found that 99.7 percent of cervical cancer patients are positive for HPV infection. While HPV is primarily transmitted via sexual intercourse, skin-to-skin genital contact is also a recognized mode of transmission. It is estimated that up to 80 percent of women will be infected with HPV at some point in their lives.
To know more about cervical cancer, visit the
Pangarap Mo, Protektado page on Youtube.
Normie Hernandez, Philippine Transmarine Family and Crew Relations Manager, at the first Power Wives event[/caption]
GlaxoSmithKline’s cervical cancer awareness efforts continues, and this time through the Power Over Cervical Cancer campaign. This campaign aims to empower Filipina women, letting them understand what they can do to reduce the risk, and prevent, cervical cancer. The Power Wives For GSK’s 2015 cervical cancer awareness campaign, Power Over Cervical Cancer, seafarers’wives have been invited to join the pioneering Power Wives, who will attend a program that includes personality development, financial management and self-care sessions. All these sessions are meant to teach them how to manage the huge risk Filipino seafarers face when they are deployed.
No doubt our OFW remittances comprise a majority of the Philippines’ annual revenue, and even though seafarers make up of only 5% of the total OFWs abroad, their contributions amount to US$5.6bn. Unfortunately, seafarers’ working conditions render these Filipinos and their families at greater risk for several diseases and infections. GSK wishes to teach them the value of preventive healthcare as they strive to provide their families a better future.
Since an entire nation largely depends on OFWs, it is only fitting that we ensure their families’ financial, physical and emotional well-being. This of course, includes cervical cancer awareness. Importance of early protection Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among Filipinas, with seven dying of the dreaded disease every single day. A silent but deadly disease, cervical cancer shows no signs or symptoms in its early stage, leading to 2 out of 3 Filipinas dying within five years.
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Makeup Artist Mica Tuaño at the first Power Wives event[/caption]
Filipinas need not be part of this statistic by avoiding the human papillomavirus, the leading cause of cervical cancer. In studies, it has been found that 99.7 percent of cervical cancer patients are positive for HPV infection. While HPV is primarily transmitted via sexual intercourse, skin-to-skin genital contact is also a recognized mode of transmission. It is estimated that up to 80 percent of women will be infected with HPV at some point in their lives.
To know more about cervical cancer, visit the Pangarap Mo, Protektado page on Youtube.
