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1. Africa Cervical Health Alliance’s (ACHA’s) project across Africa
This project aims to develop and test a new ‘scorecard’ system for assessing the coverage and quality of HPV vaccination programmes across Kenya and Malawi.
Organisations based in these two countries will be trained to use the scorecard to advocate to national decisionmakers for investment in HPV vaccination programmes, with the aim of driving up HPV vaccination coverage in both countries.
Whilst the project will start in these two countries, utilising existing community action, the scorecard has the potential to be expanded across the continent and could dramatically improve HPV vaccination coverage throughout Africa.
This project is led by the Africa Cervical Health Alliance (ACHA), a group of cervical cancer-focused civil society organisations and advocacy experts from across Africa.
2. NFCC and NESOG’s project in Nepal
Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women in Nepal, but the country doesn’t yet have a national HPV vaccination programme.
Two Nepal-based organisations, NFCC and NESOG, are partnering with the country’s Ministry of Health to advocate for a publicly-funded HPV vaccination programme for adolescent girls.
They will also be providing healthcare professionals with the direct guidance needed to deliver the vaccine. The final stage of this project will be focused on raising public awareness of HPV vaccination through a range of different channels, including an interactive voice response phone line.
This work complements the ICP programme’s successful project advocating for greater tobacco control in Nepal.
“We believe that, through this project, we will create change that leads to a better understanding – and therefore uptake – of HPV vaccination across the length and breadth of Nepal,” said Pema Lhaki, Executive Director at NFCC.
3. Clinton Health Access Initiative’s (CHAI’s) project in Eswatini
This project is situated in Eswatini, a small country in southern Africa with the highest rates of cervical cancer cases and deaths in the world.
It is being led by the Clinton Health Access Initiative’s (CHAI’s) in-country office in partnership with Eswatini’s Ministry of Health, and is focused on integrating HPV vaccination into routine services for girls living with HIV.
People living with HIV are six times more likely to develop cervical cancer, and with a significant population of girls living with HIV in Eswatini, it is crucial that this population has access to HPV vaccination.
CHAI will aim to secure long-term investment for comprehensive HPV vaccination services (including those for girls living with HIV) across the country. The project team will also deliver an educational campaign to improve acceptance and uptake of the HPV vaccine for all adolescent girls.
