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SUBMITTER: Iwami M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7618757 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

The Lancet. Public health 20250801 8
<h4>Background</h4>WHO's Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative has set a target for 90% of girls to be fully vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) by the age of 15 years by 2030, to substantially reduce deaths from cervical and other HPV-related cancers. However, progress has been slow, with only 27% global vaccine coverage in 2023. Migrants are an under-immunised group globally for many vaccine-preventable diseases, with data showing that they experience a high burden of HPV infection ...[more]