Sub-saharan Francophone Africa Symposium S6B

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SESSION 6B: OPTIMIZATION, RECOVERY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF HPV VACCINATION PROGRAMS: Communication, Social Mobilization, Demand Generation and Training

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Chairs: H.E. Dr. Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu (Medicaid Cancer Foundation) & Emilie Karafillakis (LSHTM)

Key-note presentation – Social Mobilization (including  religious leaders), Communication and Training of HCPs: Nigeria’s Introduction Experience
Elizabeth Hassan (NPHCDA, Nigéria)

Q&A

Communication plan based on community engagement – experience from Cameroon
Jean Napani Claude (EPI, Cameroon)

Communication and social mobilization at the district level: how to move forward?
Aboubacar Diop (Superviseur Programme Elargi de Vaccination et de la Surveillance Epidémiologique, Sénégal)

Crisis Communication & Training of HCPs in Cote d’Ivoire: key lessons learned from a high vs low coverage regions
Yeboua Amoikon (EPI, Côte d’Ivoire)

Q&A – Open Plenary on Training of HCPs and Communication Strategies: how can we optimize communication strategies and training of HCPs based on the HPV introduction experience
Country representation: Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Mauritanie and Cameroon