A Free Vaccine, a Deadly Cancer and the Race to Reach All Ivorian Girls

Côte d'Ivoire added the HPV vaccine to its routine immunization program in November 2019 and it is free, yet coverage for the second dose reached just 27% in 2021, far short of the 95% target.

This human interest story from the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) follows girls like nine-year-old Théodora in Abidjan and looks at what it will take to reach every girl and prevent cervical cancer.

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