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HPV Prevention and Control Board Updates 1/2016

Presentations of the meeting on 'Barriers in HPV and cervical screening programmes' are online

Pierre Van Damme on the Role of the HPV Prevention and Control Board

"With the achievements of decades of work on epidemiology, vaccines and test development, clinical trials, and new screening tools coming into public health and clinical use, the past years have been an exciting time for the HPV prevention community. The availability of techniques facilitate access to prevention, screening and treatment and therefore we believe there is great value added in the establishment of an independent international multidisciplinary HPV Prevention and Control Board of top experts in the field.The goal of HPV Prevention and Control Board is to become a main catalyst to multiply and disseminate relevant information on HPV to a broad array of stakeholders. By providing evidence based guidance on key technical and strategic issues, and by monitoring the progress of HPV control programs at the country and regional levels, the HPV Prevention and Control Board contributes to the control of human papillomavirus infection and prevention of HPV related cancers."

First HPV Prevention and Control Board meeting:
Barriers in HPV vaccination & cervical screening programs'
Antwerp 27-28 June 2016

The HPV Prevention and Control Board convened a meeting in Antwerp, Belgium to discuss barriers in HPV vaccination and cervical screening, and how these can be overcome. To this end, several topics were discussed: vaccine saftey, vaccine confidence, experiences with HPV vaccination programs in different countries, and a broadened scope for prevention of HPV-related cancers.

Objectives of the meeting:

To review cultural, infrastructural and financial barriers that impact implementation of vaccination and screening programs.
To review the adverse events profile following HPV vaccination.
To update the points of view regarding safety issues and describe new developments.
To discuss the impact of safety issues and crises in an international perspective.
To review factors impacting adherence to cervical screening programs.
To learn from country initiatives in HPV vaccine safety monitoring and HPV screening adherence.
To propose strategies to counter vaccination and screening hesitancy and to build public confidence in the HPV prevention programs.
To discuss a new approach to implement HPV prevention and control: HPV-Faster.

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First HPV Prevention and Control Board meeting: Barriers in HPV vaccination & cervical screening programs' Antwerp 27-28 June 2016

Objectives of the meeting:

First HPV Prevention and Control Board meeting:
Barriers in HPV vaccination & cervical screening programs'
Antwerp 27-28 June 2016