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Disparities in Funding for HPV Vaccination and Cervical Cancer Care in Low- and Middle-Income Nations: A Focus on Girls and Women

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  • Shyamkumar Sriram

  • September 15, 2026

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    Cervical cancer elimination targets include 90% vaccination of girls, 70% screening of women, and 90% treatment of diagnosed cases by 2030.

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    Vaccination coverage in lower-income countries rose from 4% in 2019 to 25% in 2024, aided by Gavi's support and a single-dose schedule.

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    Two-thirds of women aged 30-49 globally have never been screened, with the lowest coverage in regions with the highest disease burden.

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    Only vaccination has a dedicated global financing mechanism, while screening and treatment lack comparable financial support.

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    Recent shifts in vaccine financing to national budgets may worsen existing disparities in cervical cancer care funding.

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Vaccinating girls, abandoning women: the financing asymmetry between HPV immunization and the cervical cancer treatment cascade in low- and middle-income countries

  • by Shyamkumar Sriram

  • September 15, 2026

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