Cervical Cancer Prevention

POST 01137E : CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION 9 August 2007 ____________________________________ The following new materials especially on cervical cancer prevention and HPV vaccine are sent to you by : Scott_Wittet, Advocacy and Communication, Cervical Cancer Vaccine Project, PATH This message is sent in the "forward" mode to preserve formatting hopefully without problems. ____________________________________ > [] > > * New online library. > * New resources on human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer prevention. > * New screening and treatment recommendations for low resource settings. > > > This issue of HPVflash features useful items from the Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the GAVI Alliance, the Institut Català d’Oncologia (ICO), the United Nations Population Fund, and PATH. > [] > > RHO Cervical Cancer > PATH > > * Visit RHO website > > > The RHO website has featured information on cervical cancer prevention for over ten years. RHO Cervical Cancer represents a dramatic expansion of the site, with the addition of a vast library of technical documents, training materials, patient education websites, and films and animation from world leaders in the field, such as the WHO, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PATH, and many others. > WHO/ICO Information Centre on HPV and Cervical Cancer > WHO and the Institut Català d’Oncologia > > * Visit ICO website > > > This website offers country-specific reports on cervical cancer burden of disease, prevalence of HPV infections, and related factors for cervical disease to evaluate prevention strategies. > [] > [] > > Outlook. Preventing cervical cancer: unprecedented opportunities for improving women’s health (2007) > PATH > > * Download file (514 KB PDF) > > > This 12-page paper summarizes key information about HPV and cervical cancer, the state of cervical cancer screening and treatment, and the role of vaccination in cancer prevention. > > Currently available in English only, this issue of Outlook will soon become available in French, Spanish, and other languages. > 10 key findings and recommendations for effective cervical cancer screening and treatment programs (2007) > ACCP > > * Download file, English (122 KB PDF) > * Download file, Español (84 KB PDF) > * Download file, Français (129 KB PDF) > > > In early 2007, the ACCP partners met to assess newly analyzed results of key studies in India, South Africa, Peru, and Thailand. These new data spurred the partners to outline ten key findings and recommendations for global policy and practice related to cervical cancer screening and treatment in low- resource settings. > > [] > [] > > Human papillomavirus and HPV vaccine: technical information for policy-makers and health professionals (2007) > > WHO and the United Nations Population Fund > > * Download file (371 KB PDF) > > > Preparing for the introduction of HPV vaccines: policy and programme guidance for countries (2006) > WHO and United Nations Population Fund > > * Download file, English (252 KB PDF) > * Download file, Français (846 KB PDF) > * Download file, Español (989 KB PDF) > > > WHO recently published these two key guidance documents that address HPV vaccines, vaccine service delivery, and other technical information. > HPV (Human papillomavirus) (2007) > GAVI Alliance > > * Download file (124 KB PDF) > > > This two-page fact sheet summarizes key points related to HPV, cervical cancer screening and treatment, and HPV vaccination. > > [] > [] > > PATH cervical cancer vaccine project update (2007) > PATH > > * Download file (248 KB PDF) > > > This four-page fact sheet provides a project summary and update of PATH's pilot introduction of HPV vaccines in India, Peru, Uganda, and Vietnam. ______________________________________________________________________________ All members of the TechNet21 e-Forum are invited to send comments on any posting or to use the forum to raise a new discussion or request technical information in relation to immunization services. 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