Accelerating HPV vaccination in Africa for health equity  

作　　者：Eric Asempah Ene Ikpebe 

机构地区：[1]Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research,York University,4700 Keele Street,Toronto,Canada [2]Askew School of Administration and Policy,South Florida University,113 Collegiate Loop,Tallahassee,FL 32306,USA

出　　处：《Global Health Research and Policy》2024年第1期207-211,共5页全球健康研究与政策(英文)

摘　　要：Cervical cancer is a preventable disease that continues to burden socioeconomically underserved regions,especially in Africa.Vaccination of adolescents who have never had sex with prophylactic human papillomavirus(HPV)vaccines proves effective in preventing the disease.However,vaccine accessibility and availability are two persistent challenges in low-resource settings.For this commentary,a trend analysis is conducted for national HPV vaccination and cover-age rates in Africa,a region with high burden of the disease.This is in consideration of the World Health Organization(WHO)strategy to vaccinate 90%of adolescent girls by the age of 15,as part of strategy to eliminate cervical cancer by 2030.The analysis estimated that the rate of incorporating HPV vaccination in national immunization programs in Africa occurs slowly,at a mean wait time of 12 years with estimated coverage rate of 52%.A policy change that har-nesses strategic approaches,such as a regionalized vaccination program,is recommended to hasten HPV vaccination for the rest of African countries without a national program.

关 键 词：REGIONALIZATION AFRICA HPV VACCINATION Cervical cancer Health equity 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]