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Articles related to human papillomavirus (HPV).

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A patient sample is processed as part of a diagnostic examination in a clinic. Credit: Von Yakobchuk Olena

Sex and the cervix: the hidden toll of treatment for cervical pre-cancer

11 Oct 2024

11 min read

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A group of girls in Nigeria wait in line for the HPV vaccine. Credit: Gavi/2023/Latitude Space Africa

Their bodies, their words: meet the winners of Nigeria's HPV essay contest

11 Oct 2024

7 min read

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SpongeBob, warm baths, and big dreams: what three Malawian girls are thinking about instead of cervical cancer

10 Oct 2024

7 min read

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HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer is administrated to school children in Lusaka, Zambia. Credit: Gavi/2023/Peter Caton

How HPV vaccines and new screening methods could help eliminate cervical cancer

8 Oct 2024

5 min read

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With more funding and screening plans, we can eliminate cervical cancer in our lifetime. Photo by Joel Muniz on Unsplash

Why we need a comprehensive approach to eliminate cervical cancer

7 Oct 2024

5 min read

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Ruzuna Abdurahim Mohammed, In-Charge of Advocacy in Maternal and Child Health at Kidongo Chekundu Mental Hospital in Zanzibar, demonstrates the tools she used during the project. Credit: Syriacu Buguzi

In Zanzibar schools, HPV jabs come as part of a teen health package

7 Oct 2024

7 min read

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HPV mainly spreads through sexual activity but this is not the only means of transmission, as suggested by high prevalence in Catholic nuns.

Immaculate infection: the riddle of HPV in Ghana's nuns

3 Sep 2024

5 min read

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An HPV vaccine is administered to a school girl in Lusaka, Zambia. Credit: Gavi/2023/Peter Caton

Seven key things to know about the HPV vaccine

22 Aug 2024

3 min read

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A health worker gives the HPV vaccine to a girl during the HPV vaccination campaign in Nigeria. Credit: Gavi/2023/Latitude Space Africa

Lagos aims to reach 1 million girls with cancer-blocking HPV shot by year’s end

6 Aug 2024

6 min read

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Estella Mufute, who has been living with HIV for the past 23 years, stands at the entrance of her house in Sakubva, Mutare. Credit: Farai Shawn Matiashe/Gavi/2024

In Zimbabwe, progress on HIV management is also helping protect patients from other deadly threats

19 Jul 2024

7 min read

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3D renderings of the human papillomavirus (HPV) capsid (gold). Credit: NIH NIAID/2024 (CC BY 2.0)

Vaccines that can treat HPV could help save hundreds of thousands of lives lost to cervical cancer

4 Jul 2024

4 min read

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A group of school girls after receiving the HPV vaccine. Credit: Maina Modu

How one father’s love is helping shield Nigeria’s daughters from cervical cancer

3 Jul 2024

6 min read

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