Cervical cancer: The one thing you can do to stop it

A medic captures Zipporah Wangeci's blood pressure to mark the launch of Cervical Cancer Awareness Month by the County Government of Laikipia. [Mose Sammy, Standard]

To many people, looking at cervical cancer numbers might feel like staring at an old billboard: they have seen them so many times that they have become unbothered by them.

However, the death of veteran broadcaster Catherine Kasavuli after a cervical cancer diagnosis placed a public spotlight on the disease shocked many out of that numbed state.