Achieving high coverage in Rwanda's national human papillomavirus vaccination programme

• Main Authors: Agnes Binagwaho (Author), Claire M Wagner (Author), Maurice Gatera (Author), Corine Karema (Author), Cameron T Nutt (Author), Fidele Ngabo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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PROBLEM: Virtually all women who have cervical cancer are infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV). Of the 275 000 women who die from cervical cancer every year, 88% live in developing countries. Two vaccines against the HPV have been approved. However, vaccine implementation in low-income count...