Pandemic-related resilience in HPV vaccination programmes – Perspectives from selected countries in Africa on what it will take to vaccinate 90 % of girls by 2030

Pandemic-related resilience in HPV vaccination programmes – Perspectives from selected countries in Africa on what it will take to vaccinate 90 % of girls by 2030

•The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted HPV vaccination particularly.•School closures and targeted misinformation were damaging.•Successful recovery efforts needed new relationships and investments.•Key allies were education sector and professional societies.•Key investments were tailored service intensifi...

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Published in:Vaccine Vol. 42; pp. S33 - S36
Main Authors: Kouassi, Kouakou Séraphin, Chisupa, Eric, Clarke, Adolphus, Massenon, Innocent, Miano, Christine, Mutuku, Faith, Wanyoike, Sarah, Mumba, Mutale, Diouf, Raabi, Morgan, Christopher, Jennings, Mary Carol
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 11-07-2024
Elsevier Limited
Subjects:
Africa
Case studies
Cervical cancer
Collaboration
Community
COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines
Disease prevention
Education
Enrollments
False information
Gossip
Health facilities
HPV vaccine programmes
Human papillomavirus
Immunization
Leadership
Pandemics
Resilience
Schools
Teenagers
Vaccines
Workforce planning
Liberia
Zambia
Kenya
Africa
COVID-19
HPV vaccine programmes
Africa
Resilience
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Summary:•The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted HPV vaccination particularly.•School closures and targeted misinformation were damaging.•Successful recovery efforts needed new relationships and investments.•Key allies were education sector and professional societies.•Key investments were tailored service intensification and communications. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in widespread disruptions to primary health care and other sectors, halting the majority of routine immunisation services and particularly impacting newer, less routinized HPV vaccine programmes. We present a series of five country case studies, drawing directly from frontline experiences in Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Liberia, Zambia, and Senegal to explore potential barriers and enablers of national HPV vaccine programme resiliency in the aftermath of a pandemic. A series of common themes emerged, articulating common challenges to maintaining HPV vaccine programmes, common factors that supported programme resilience, and common themes of resource needs to rebuild stronger routine immunisation programmes to face future threats.
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ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.08.057