Skip to main content

HPV - WHO and Gavi's global push for vaccines gathers momentum : Disha Shetty / DEVEX


WHO and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, are making a strong push to expand access to HPV vaccines this year, and countries are responding.

"In 2022, there were an estimated 350,000 deaths worldwide due to cervical cancer. An overwhelming 90% of these deaths are in the low-and middle-income countries, according to estimates by the World Health Organization. India alone accounts for nearly a fourth of all global cervical cancer deaths."

"Now a global push from WHO along with the global vaccine alliance Gavi is hoping to change that."

Click here for the article on DEVEX
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

If you are a member of XUNICEF, you can comment directly on a post. Or, send your comments to us at xunicef.news.views@gmail.com and we will publish them for you.