Call to Action

We believe there should be a new global goal of gender-neutral HPV vaccination in every country by 2030.

1. HPV must be understood

HPV must be understood, and responded to, as a threat to the health of all sexes and genders.

2. Eliminate high-risk types

GNV should be viewed from the perspective of its potential to eliminate high-risk, oncogenic HPV types, thereby accelerating the elimination of not only cervical cancer but also all the cancers caused by HPV.

3. Make boys a primary target for vaccination

By 2028, global policymakers should have reviewed the issue of GNV with a view to recommending its implementation. WHO should make boys a primary target for HPV vaccination.

4. Gender-neutral vaccination

By 2030, all countries currently without an HPV vaccination programme should have introduced HPV vaccination on a gender-neutral basis while countries currently with a girls-only programme should have transitioned to GNV.

5. Health partnerships between countries

Health partnerships between countries with established GNV programmes and lower-income countries should be established along with capacity-building initiatives to support the wider implementation of GNV.

6. Focus on increasing vaccine uptake

A greater focus is needed on increasing vaccine uptake to at least 90% for all, a target most likely to be achieved through school-based vaccination programmes.

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