Highlights from the CHIC Africa Symposium, held in Nairobi, Kenya (1–3 October 2025), convening over 100 stakeholders from 20+ African countries, including EPI managers, Ministry of Health representatives, and global partners. The video showcases cross-country exchange on HPV vaccination delivery, reaching out-of-school girls, and transitioning to single-dose schedules, in a fully bilingual English–French setting to […]
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CHIC HPV vaccination in Southeast Asia and West Pacific Region – Symposium Highlights
The CHIC Symposium on HPV for Southeast Asia and the Pacific gathered 95 delegates from 17 countries in Manila to exchange strategies, challenges, and successes in vaccination programs. Discussions emphasized cultural understanding, political advocacy, and the shift toward single-dose regimens to improve coverage and sustainability. Delegates highlighted collaborative approaches for securing vaccine supply chains, addressing […]
CHIC HPV vaccination in Southeast Asia and West Pacific Region – Teaser
The CHIC Symposium on HPV for Southeast Asia and the Pacific gathered 95 delegates from 17 countries in Manila to exchange strategies, challenges, and successes in vaccination programs. Discussions emphasized cultural understanding, political advocacy, and the shift toward single-dose regimens to improve coverage and sustainability. Delegates highlighted collaborative approaches for securing vaccine supply chains, addressing […]
Feedback of Day 1 – Participants
The session opened with reflections on lessons learned from the previous day, emphasizing multi-sectoral collaboration, community engagement, schools as vaccination hubs, tailored communication, catch-up campaigns, data monitoring, and flexible strategies for out-of-school populations. Participants from the Philippines, Malaysia, Timor-Leste, Pakistan, and others highlighted insights relevant to their national contexts, including leveraging volunteers for outreach, addressing […]
Country Snapshots – Day 1 Overview
Invited countries participated in the country snapshot gallery session, which served as an icebreaker to ensure that all stakeholders in the room understood the respective HPV vaccination programs of the countries in attendance before diving into specific challenges and solutions.
CHIC Francophone Africa Symposium Highlights
The third CHIC symposium, held for the first time in a francophone country in Abidjan, gathered representatives from 17 African nations to address HPV vaccination challenges. Discussions underscored the urgency of achieving 90% vaccination coverage to prevent cervical cancer, which causes over 1,400 deaths annually in Côte d’Ivoire. Cameroon’s experience highlighted the pivotal role of […]
HPV South Asia Meeting: Prevention, control and the way forward. New Delhi, India.
Highlights from the HPV South Asia Meeting in New Delhi, India, focusing on prevention, control measures, and future directions. Experts convene to explore innovative strategies and collaborative efforts to fight HPV-related diseases in the region—showcasing progress, challenges, and a roadmap forward.
CHIC 2022 – Africa Highlight Video – HPV African Stakeholders Meeting
The video highlights the 2022 stakeholder meeting of the Coalition to Strengthen the HPV Immunization Community (CHIC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where health officials, researchers, and partners from across Africa gathered to discuss strategies for expanding HPV vaccination. It showcases key objectives of CHIC—strengthening science-policy dialogue, sharing country experiences, and addressing barriers to vaccine access—while […]