There is one area of women's health that's shaped a little different to others. Where significant progress has been made in recent history.

That area is cervical cancer. It's the first and only cancer the World Health Organisation has set targets on eliminating, and one where recent developments in the days leading up to recording this podcast could put us on track to make it happen.

So why has there been so much success in targeting this area? But then why have some groups of women been left behind?

And how can we leverage the leadership needed to now make worldwide elimination possible?

This is Episode 4 of the Women's Health Project, where we're investigating how and where women's health has been overlooked, as well as some of the innovations, research, and advocacy occurring that we can feel optimistic about.

Today, with the help of one of Australia's pre-eminent women's health experts, Professor Marion Saville AO, we examine how progress has been made on cervical cancer.

The Women's Health Project is hosted by Angela Priestley, produced by Allison Ho and the wider team at Agenda Media, the publisher of Women's Agenda. The project is editorially independent but made possible thanks to Organon.

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