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flag Black women in Mississippi's Delta region die from cervical cancer at much higher rates due to healthcare barriers.

flag A report by the Southern Rural Black Women's Initiative for Economic and Social Justice and Human Rights Watch highlights that black women in Mississippi's Delta region face disproportionately high cervical cancer death rates. flag Mississippi has the highest cervical cancer death rate in the U.S., with black women being nearly 1.5 times more likely to die from it. flag The report identifies barriers such as inadequate access to healthcare, racism, and lack of Medicaid expansion as factors contributing to these disparities.

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