By Lucy Tian | GAIA VF Intern
As efforts ramp up to raise awareness about the prevention and vaccination for COVID-19, it is important to keep another major infectious disease in mind. The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted infection that is highly linked to the development of cervical cancer.
Systematic reviews have revealed that cervical cancer is the second most common form of cancer in Mali. On average, 38 women out of 100,000 develop cervical cancer. In 2018, the World Cancer Research Fund ranked Mali as 8th in the world for its high cervical cancer rate. The HPV vaccine is safe and highly effective, especially in adolescents. An imPACT review published by the International Atomic Energy Agency in February 2021 identified increasing vaccinations against HPV as a critical aspect of cancer prevention in Mali.
This falls directly in line with GAIA Vaccine Foundation ’s mission of vaccination and prevention of infectious diseases. Even as efforts increase to raise awareness about the prevention and vaccination for COVID-19, it is important to continue our support of HPV and cervical cancer prevention. Any amount is monumentally important to provide life-changing HPV vaccines, cervical cancer treatments, and HPV education programs.
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