Cervical cancer, caused by sexually-acquired infection with human papillomavirus (HPV), claims the lives of more than 270,000 women every year, of whom 85% live in developing countries. The disease burden has declined significantly in developed countries because measures were taken to: (1) screen women for precancerous lesions and treat before progression to cervical cancer; (2) vaccinate girls and women before sexual debut and, therefore, exposure to oncogenic HPV types. Pilot projects on vaccinating against HPV and screen-and-treat programs have been encouraging, but highlight the difficulties with scale-up efforts. It is therefore, important for all countries to strengthen systems and improve access to services to diagnose and treat reproductive tract infections and cancers of the reproductive system (as called for in the ICPD Programme of Action; para 7.6).
To address these issues, UNFPA Technical Division/Sexual and Reproductive Health Branch in New York organized a meeting of key stakeholders working on cervical cancer prevention. The main objectives of this meeting were to: (1) provide updated evidence on effective strategies to prevent HPV infection and progression to cervical cancer; (2) bring together lessons learned from demonstration projects and country programmes; (3) develop guidance to make cervical cancer prevention programmes more accessible to women and communities, with an emphasis on approaches for scale-up.
PARTICIPANTS
AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
Opening Remarks
Purnima Mane, UNFPA
Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control
Nathalie Broutet, WHO
Introducing HPV Vaccine
Susan A. Wang, WHO
Financing for HPV Vaccines: Americas’ Experience with New Vaccines
Andrea Vicari, PAHO
Introduction of National HPV Immunisation Programme: Sharing Malaysia’s Experience
Saidabul Norbaya Buang, Ministry of Health Malaysia
HPV Vaccine Demonstration Project: Experience from the Field
Emmanuel Mugisha, PATH
Bolivia: Management Model of a HPV Vaccine Programme
Jhonny López Gallardo, CIES-IPPF
Strategies and Resources for Financing HPV Vaccines
Gian Gandhi, GAVI
Screening for Precancerous Lesions: What to Use?
Jose Jeronimo, PATH
Cervical Cancer Screening: South Africa the Last 10 Years
Manivasan Moodley, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
New Evidence and Strategies for Scaling-up Cervical Cancer Prevention: the Madagascar Experience
Sonia Randrianarisona Aimée, Ministry of Health South Madagascar
National Cervical Cancer Programme: Mexico
Raquel Espinosa Romero, Ministry of Health Mexico
Prevention Strategies for Cervical Cancer Prevention: the Algerian Experience
Nassira Keddad, Ministry of Health Algeria
Treating Precancerous Lesions: What are the Options?
Daniel Murokora, PATH/Uganda’s Women Health Initiative
Strategies for Referral: Linking Screening to Treatment
Viven Tsu, PATH
WHO Cervical Cancer Prevention Pilot Project in Six African Countries
Nathalie Broutet, WHO
Cervical Cancer Prevention: the Mongolia Experience with Telemedicine
Shinetugs Bayanbileg, UNFPA
Strengthening Health Systems
Nuriye Ortayli, UNFPA
Implementing High Quality Cervical Cancer Prevention: Effective Clinical Training
Enriquito Lu, JHPIEGO
Reproductive Health Commodity Management
Kabir Ahmed, UNFPA
Cervical Cancer Prevention in Turkmenistan
Kemal Goshliyev, UNFPA
Cervical Cancer Prevention in Paraguay
Fernando Llamosas, Ministry of Health Paraguay
Action to Control Cervical and Uterine Cancer: the Nicaraguan Experience
Maribel Hernandez Muñoz, Ministry of Health Nicaragua
Cervical Cancer Control Programme in Morocco
Laila Achrai, Ministry of Health Morocco
BBC Film on Uganda's Cervical Cancer Programme
Cervical Cancer Advocacy and Communication for Diverse Audiences
Scott Wittet, PATH
Advocacy and Community Involvement for Cervical Cancer Prevention in Uganda
Emmanuel Mugisha, PATH
Advocacy for Prevention and Early Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer: the Georgia Experience
Tamar Khomasuridze, UNFPA
CNN Video on Georgia's Cervical Cancer Programme
GALLERY OF PHOTOS
RESOURCES
Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Control: A Guide to Essential Practice (2006)
Progress in preventing cervical cancer: Updated evidence on vaccination and screening
Evidence-based, Alternative Cervical Cancer Screening Approaches in Low-Resource Settings
Cervical Cancer Prevention Action Planner
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: WHO position paper
Vaccine Donations: WHO-UNICEF Joint Statement
Strengthening Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control
