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Maintaining Momentum in HPV Vaccination in Africa
August 7, 2024.
Session Objectives:
- Share the latest progress on HPV vaccination programmes across African countries, including insights from situation‑analysis activities, the transition to a single‑dose vaccine schedule, and the phased rollout of implementation programmes.
- Foster cross‑country learning opportunities among participating African nations.
- Promote and support peer‑to‑peer collaboration through structured discussions.
Country Progress Updates – Structured Reports from CHIC’s HPV Regional Symposium Participants:
Country Presentations
- Burkina Faso’s Experience with Single Dose HPV Vaccine Implementation.
- Mr. René Didace Bakouan- HPV Focal Point – Ministry of Health, Burkina Faso
- Cameroon’s HPV Vaccination and Improvement Strategies
- Dr. Njoh Andreas Ateke – Deputy Permanent Secretary, EPI, Ministry of Health, Cameroon
- Best practices from the HPV revitalization plan in Cote d’Ivoire
- Dr Innocent Massenon – Programme Manager – EPI, Ministry of Health Cote d’Ivoire
- Update on Nigeria’s HPV vaccination program: Highlighting experiences in specific areas of implementation.
- Elizabeth Hassan – National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHDA), Nigeria
- Zimbabwe’s HPV Vaccination Situational Analysis
- Dr. Maxwell Rupfutse – EPI Officer – Zimbabwe