Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women living in low and middle income countries, where around 85% of cases occur globally.

ASPIRE is a women’s health initiative that uses innovative models and technologies to improve access to reproductive health in low income settings. Since 2007, ASPIRE has conducted various community-based cervical cancer screening initiatives in Uganda and Rwanda using self-collection based HPV testing.

The project takes an integrated health services approach to address cervical cancer and other reproductive health issues including sexually transmitted infections and HIV.

  • ASPIRE Generations Uganda

    ASPIRE Generations aims to better understand the impact of cervical cancer treatment on Ugandan women, their children, and families.

  • ASPIRE Kisenyi

    ASPIRE Kisenyi encompasses a number of community-based cervical cancer screening initiatives to improve access to reproductive health in Kisenyi, a neighbourhood in Kampala, Uganda.

  • ASPIRE Malongo

    ASPIRE Malongo aims to evaluate the implementation of a full-scale cervical cancer screening and treatment program integrated into existing health outreach clinics in the South Busoga forest reserve area of Malongo subcounty.

  • ASPIRE Mayuge

    ASPIRE Mayuge is a pragmatic cluster-randomized trial in the Mayuge district of Uganda comparing two implementation strategies for self-collection HPV-based cervical cancer screening.