Le Dr Johm Mbayang, du PEV de la Gambie, présente comment l’e-tracker national HPV améliore le suivi de la couverture. Lors du cycle à dose unique de novembre 2025, le programme a atteint 94 % de couverture pour une cible de 36 538 adolescentes, tandis que l’e-tracker — un registre électronique individuel déployé dans 99 […]
Country: The Gambia
Country Update – The Gambia: Improving coverage tracking through the national HPV e-tracker
Dr Johm Mbayang of The Gambia’s EPI presents how the national HPV e-tracker is improving coverage tracking. In the November 2025 single-dose cycle the programme reached 94% coverage against a target of 36,538 adolescent girls, while the e-tracker — a girl-level electronic registry deployed across 99 public health facilities — flagged 11,648 missed girls. Of […]
Routine HPV vaccination: Reflection on delivery strategies based on countries’ experiences
In this commentary, Waheed and colleagues reflect on HPV vaccine delivery strategies across several low- and middle-income countries, comparing country experiences against existing WHO guidelines. Three delivery approaches are documented: routinized campaign-mode vaccination using schools as the primary site (The Gambia, Zambia, Ethiopia), routine health facility services complemented by community and school outreach (Tanzania, Kenya, […]
Mettre en lumière les défis: expériences nationales d’amélioration de la prestation de services face aux obstacles persistants – Gambie
En Gambie, le Programme Élargi de Vaccination gère 486 points de prestation vaccinale mensuels combinant sites fixes et stratégies avancées, avec la vaccination en milieu scolaire et les activités trimestrielles de PIRI comme modalités principales. Suite à une recommandation du NITAC, le pays est passé à un schéma à dose unique en janvier 2025, ce […]
Panorama situationnel du HPV – Gambie
Le ministère de la Santé de la Gambie fiche du pays souligne le déploiement national en 2019 après un projet pilote mené de 2014 à 2016 dans la région de Brikama. Le programme cible les filles en classe de 3e année et les filles non scolarisées âgées de 9 à 14 ans avec le vaccin […]
Articulating the challenges: Country experiences improving service delivery through a lens of persistent challenges – The Gambia
In The Gambia, the EPI programme operates 486 monthly vaccination service delivery points combining fixed sites and outreaches, with school-based campaigns and quarterly PIRI activities as the primary service delivery modes. Following a NITAG recommendation, the country switched to a single-dose HPV schedule in January 2025, resulting in a national coverage increase from 12% to […]
Country Snapshot – The Gambia
The snapshot highlights the 2019 national rollout following a 2014–2016 pilot in Brikama. The country targets girls in grade 3 and out-of-school girls aged 9–14 using the Gardasil vaccine, delivered through school-based, facility-based, and outreach strategies. In September 2024, The Gambia transitioned to a single-dose schedule following NITAG approval. Over 95% coverage is achieved in […]
The Gambia HPV Vaccine Delivery; current delivery strategy and plans for restoring coverage following Covid-19 interruption
Cette présentation retrace l’expérience de la Gambie dans la mise en œuvre de la vaccination contre le HPV, en mettant en évidence les leçons apprises, les défis rencontrés et les perspectives. La vaccination a commencé par un projet de démonstration entre 2014 et 2016 dans deux régions sanitaires (Western I et II), choisies pour leur […]
The Gambia HPV Vaccine Delivery; current delivery strategy and plans for restoring coverage following Covid-19 interruption
This presentation shares the Gambia’s journey in implementing HPV vaccination, highlighting key lessons, challenges, and the way forward. HPV vaccination began with a demonstration program between 2014 and 2016 in two health regions—Western I and II—chosen for their diverse and representative populations. Using a school-based, campaign-style delivery, the program targeted girls in grade 3 and […]