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What is HPV and how can we fight it? HPV (human papillomavirus) is a sexually transmitted infection that causes about 4,5% of all cancers worldwide . In Europe, the HPV-attributable fraction (AF) of all cancer cases is 0.9% in men and 4.4% in women . The most common of these cancers is cervical, but the virus also causes in cancers of the vagina, vulva, anus, penis, head and neck. According to IARC's Global Cancer Observatory , in 2020 HPV was responsible for approximately 22

UNICEF and UNFPA warmly welcome China's decision to include the HPV vaccine in its National Immunization Program. 30 September 2025 Far too often, women's reproductive health issues go undiagnosed and untreated. Globally, cervical cancer accounts for about one in four cancers among women, killing more than 340,000 women each year. Cervical cancer, mostly caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV), is a silent killer. Symptoms may take years to develop, by which time it is ofte

WHO‘s Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer, launched today, outlines three key steps: vaccination, screening and treatment. Successful implementation of all three could reduce more than 40% of new cases of the disease and 5 million related deaths by 2050. Today’s development represents a historic milestone because it marks the first time that 194 countries commit to eliminating cancer - following adoption of a resolution at this year’s World Health