In this article, Waheed and colleagues identify key challenges in training health care professionals (HCPs) for HPV vaccination programmes in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Uganda, drawing on discussions from the CHIC Africa Symposium. Cascade training using a train-the-trainer model is the predominant approach, though all three countries report challenges including high staff turnover, incomplete reach to […]
Language: English
Impact Brief: Strengthening HPV Immunization: Community and Learning through CHIC
This CHIC legacy brief documents the initiative’s impact across five regional symposia held since 2022 in sub-Saharan Africa, Francophone Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia/Western Pacific, engaging over 600 stakeholders from 46 countries. By prioritizing country-led presentations and cross-country peer learning over expert lectures, CHIC has created sustained platforms for EPI managers, researchers, and policymakers […]
Welcome note – Jhpiego Country Director Kenya
Paul Nyai, representing Jhpiego, opens the CHIC Symposium in Kenya, welcoming ministries of health, researchers, and global partners. He frames the meeting as a platform to advance sustainable HPV vaccination programmes across Africa through collaboration between policy, research, and implementation actors. Emphasis is placed on sharing best practices, innovations, and country experiences to strengthen cervical […]
Overview of CHIC Symposium Objectives
Prof. Alex Vorsters (University of Antwerp, Belgium) outlined the objectives of the CHIC Symposium, “Advancing Sustainable HPV Vaccination Programs in Africa,” held in Nairobi, Kenya (October 2025). The intervention detailed a planning timeline focused on stakeholder consultations, including 3 scientific committee and 25 individual meetings, to ensure impactful agenda development. Key priorities involve cross-sectoral partnerships […]
CHIC Africa Symposium Highlights
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 […]
HPV vaccination in the context of upcoming shifts in Gavi’s grant model
Emily Kobayashi (Gavi) outlined the transition to the Gavi 6.0 strategy during the 2025 CHIC Symposium. The intervention detailed the consolidation of multiple funding streams into a single holistic grant model and a unified cash envelope to enhance transparency and country sovereignty. Key policy shifts include the introduction of country vaccine budgets with financing ceilings […]
Updates in Cervical Cancer Elimination and HPV Vaccination Landscape: Q&A Session
Emily Kobayashi (Head of HPV Program, Gavi) and regional EPI managers (Guinea, Malawi, Cameroon, DRC) addressed the operationalization of the Gavi 6.0 model at the 2025 CHIC Symposium. The session clarified that the new unified grant integrates Gavi resources with national budgets and partner funding (e.g., World Bank). Key concerns focused on the 4% co-financing […]
Financial and/or sustainability in the context of expanding target population for vaccination – Q&A
Discussion addressed the differentiated pricing landscape for HPV vaccines, clarifying that GAVI-eligible countries may access GAVI prices even for expanded target groups and that UNICEF procurement functions as an indirect pool procurement mechanism benefiting countries with small purchasing volumes. On the economics of local manufacturing, Bloem acknowledged the 10-year timeline and higher per-dose costs typical […]
Articulating the challenges: Country experiences improving service delivery through a lens of persistent challenges – Q&A
This Q&A session followed country presentations from The Gambia, Senegal, and Zimbabwe on HPV service delivery challenges, drawing responses from Kenya and Rwanda as well. The Gambia clarified that its 2024 vaccine stockout stemmed from post-COVID hesitancy causing demand shortfalls during a campaign, leading to expiry rather than supply failure. Senegal explained that district-level financing […]
Resource Mobilization and Financial Sustainability: Q&A Session
This Q&A addressed private sector engagement, civil society advocacy across government transitions, Kenya’s Gavi re-entry, and South Africa’s Mother-Daughter campaign. Zimbabwe framed HPV as a community protection investment to attract private sector support; Kenya confirmed a 2028 target for first Kenya BioVax doses. Kenya’s return to the Gavi preparatory phase followed a GNI threshold review […]