Title:Sharing research, exploring collaborations on cervical cancer

In June 2025, the Global Cancer Collaborative, a joint initiative between the Georgetown University Global Health Institute and Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, hosted a seminar on cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide, with nearly 90% of deaths occurring in low-and middle-income countries.

To learn about efforts to advance prevention, care, and access, the Global Cancer Collaborative invited three faculty members to present their work with communities across Central America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia.

“We need to pull together across Georgetown those working on stigma, education, technology, and health systems,” said Christopher Loffredo, director of Georgetown Lombardi’s Office for Global Oncology and a professor of oncology and biostatistics. “That’s the kind of collaboration that can really move the needle.”

Several participants echoed this call, pointing to existing campus initiatives like the Georgetown-Lancet Commission on Faith, Trust and Health, and the Global Maternal and Child Health Collaborative as examples of how faculty are already working across disciplines and regions.