Diana Njuguna is a nurse, researcher, and lecturer at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology. Her work is dedicated to reducing the burden of cervical cancer in Kenya through community-based cervical cancer prevention, health education, and closing the gap between national policy and front-line health delivery. Before her transition into academia, she served as a nursing officer. Njuguna is an active member of the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care and the Oncology Nurses Society-Kenya. She is also a committed member of the Rotary Club of Nairobi Thika Road.
Opinion: Governments across the continent have embraced elimination targets. But without community-level implementation, those commitments will not save lives.