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| Event Title: |
HPV Vaccination Scale-Up in Uganda - Contributing to the Broader Adolescent Health Agenda
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17th Jun, 2025 3:30PM - 5:00PM (Africa/Kampala)
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| Event Description: |
The World Bank is hosting a webinar on June 17th, 2025, highlighting the key achievements during Uganda's HPV scale up campaign in the 12 poorly performing districts and its linkage to the broader adolescent health improvement strategy. In case this is of interest, I thought I’d share the invitation link if you’d like to pass it along to your networks! Simultaneous translation in French, English and Portuguese will be provided. 🗓️ DETAILS: Date and Time: June 17th, 2025 | 3:30PM Kampala, Uganda time (GMT+3)/ 8:30AM Washington DC time (GMT-4) Duration: 90 minutes Registration Link: https://worldbankgroup.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0WjEi3eXRF-z9cAPNaC6VA#/registration BACKGROUND Uganda has the seventh-highest incidence rate of cervical cancer globally, and the second highest in East Africa. Cervical cancer ranks as the first most frequent cancer among women in Uganda and the first most frequent cancer among women between 15 and 44 years of age (ICO/IARC Information Centre 2023). The main cause of CC among women is persistent infections with HPV on the cervix. The prevalence of HPV infections among women in Uganda is one of the highest at 33.6%. Therefore, HPV vaccination among adolescent girls is imperative in achieving group immunity and a reduction in the incidence of CC in Uganda in the future. In 2024, Uganda received support from the Gates Foundation and GFF to implement catalytic activities to scale up HPV vaccination in 12 poorly performing districts. This was done under three themes: Policy dialogue and engagement, Knowledge Products and Technical Assistance. Some key deliverables out of this support included national and sub national multi-sectoral engagements, a deep dive study on the barriers to HPV vaccination uptake in the 12 poorly performing districts and a pilot on a digital dashboard prototype to support real time HPV data collection. The MoH was also supported by the Trust Fund and GFF to develop an adolescent Health Strategy that would guide adolescent health service delivery in the country. With this background, in this webinar, the Ministry of Health is glad to share the key activities implemented during the HPV scale up campaign in the 12 poorly performing districts and its linkage to the broader adolescent health improvement strategy. |
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https://worldbankgroup.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0WjEi3eXRF-z9cAPNaC6VA#/registration
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