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Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Salisu holds a photo of her mother, who succumbed to cervical cancer at the age of 56, at her home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%.

Louise Rogers, 69, seen at home in August in Rome, N.Y., with dog Millie, suffered grave burns at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, her second day on the job there. (Photo for The Washington Post by Amanda Voisard)

SYRIA, VA MAY 20: Jimmy Graves, owner of Graves Mountain Lodge, says he is a Trump supporter. Graves stands next the barn destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, on Friday, May 20, 2016 in Syria, VA. He said, the past few years have monetarily challenging. Money had to be used elsewhere to support the family business rather than fixing the active barn. (Photos by Amanda Voisard)

Rachel Griffin, who has anxiety and depression, poses at the Provincetown Playhouse. Griffin is a graduate student in music education at New York University. She started a twitter campaign, #imnotashamed, calling on people to disclose their mental illnesses and declare themselves unashamed. She also wrote a musical comedy set in a psychiatric ward.

Dorcas Adedoja is seen at them home in New York, NY, March 26, 2021. Dorcas, who is a 2020 graduate of Columbia University's Health Policy & Management masters program and was an Associate Graduate Intern at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Epidemiology administration throughout the pandemic, said they believes all health is interconnected. They uses social media to spread public health information says they are passionate about public health, and making health information accessible for all communities, especially black trans communities. (photo by Amanda Voisard/Mesa7 Media for HRC)

WASHINGTON, DC - August 16- Piedmont Blues Artist, Warner Williams was one of the 2011 NEA National Heritage Fellowship Recipients. He is seen at the Armed Forces Retirement Home on August 16, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/The Washington Post).

NEW YORK, NY- NOV 7 : Arthur Levitt was the longest-serving Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission from 1993 until 2001. He is seen in Manhattan on Monday Nov. 7, 2016 in New York, NY. (Photos by Amanda Voisard)

Retired Army Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell, now a state senator in Texas, at home Aug. 27, 2021. He underwent 39 surgeries for injuries... (Photo for The Washington Post by Amanda Voisard)

DETROIT, MI- APRIL 16: Michael Bolton, is seen in the third floor of the Detroit Institute of Music Education (DIME) music college on Thursday, April 16, 2015 in Detroit, MI. The rest of the building has been renovated to serve the students with the third floor awaiting plans for completion. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/For the Washington Post)

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 31 : Dr. Ruth J. Simmons was the first African-American president of an Ivy League institution, becoming the 18th president of Brown University in 2001. She is seen on Sunday, January 31, 2016 in Washington, D.C. (Photos by Amanda Voisard)

RICHMOND, VA - FEBRUARY 4 : Former Virginia Governor L. Douglas Wilder became the African-American to be elected governor in the U.S. in 1989. He is seen in his office at Virginia Commonwealth University's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs on Thursday, February 4, 2016 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photos by Amanda Voisard)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - FEB 23: United States Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta is seen at her office at the Department of Justice on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 in Washington. D.C. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPT 13: Joanna Coles, editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, has begun making regular visits to Washington, DC in an attempt to bring a new focus of women in politics to her readers. Coles is seen in front of the White House on Friday, Sept. 13, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post)

GLEN BURNIE, MD- JAN 8- Ron Harrison, a Maryland teacher, tested positive in December for COVID-19. What he thought was another one of his panic attacks turned out to be symptoms of the virus. He is seen at home on Friday, January 8, 2021 in Glen Burnie, MD. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - MARCH 6: Hernán Losada, 38, was announced in January as the new head coach of D.C. United, becoming MLS’s youngest leader. He is seen at Audi Field on Saturday, March 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post)