A PROJECT to help tackle inequalities in health care among the ethnic minority community in Stockton has been launched.

A cervical and breast awareness initiative is being carried out by the Sehat Project, part of the Stockton International Family Centre.

The project will be working with the minority ethnic women across the borough of Stockton, and has been funded by the Teesside Health Action Zone.

It aims is to raise awareness, and encourage women to attend cervical screening tests to reduce the risks of cervical cancer.

Six community educators have been recruited by the project, and trained by Tees and district health promotion manager Pam Cooper.

They will hold 18 awareness sessions in their respective communities, so they can talk to women in their own languages.

Each of the educators were presented with certificates.

Zarda Khan, project manager, said: "We are delighted with the people who have been trained to become community educators.

"We arranged the presentation to celebrate their success and recognise their hard work and commitment."