Achieving high coverage in Rwanda's national human papillomavirus vaccination programme

PROBLEM: Virtually all women who have cervical cancer are infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV). Of the 275 000 women who die from cervical cancer every year, 88% live in developing countries. Two vaccines against the HPV have been approved. However, vaccine implementation in low-income count...

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Main Authors: Agnes Binagwaho, Claire M Wagner, Maurice Gatera, Corine Karema, Cameron T Nutt, Fidele Ngabo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2012-08-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862012000800014&lng=en&tlng=en