GAVI Alliance funds vaccines for cervical cancer in developing countries

8 February 2013

More than 180,000 girls in eight developing countries are set to receive protection against the leading cause of cervical cancer thanks to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines funded by the GAVI Alliance.

In an announcement made on World Cancer Day, the Alliance confirmed that Ghana, Kenya, Lao PDR, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Sierra Leone and Tanzania will become the first countries to receive GAVI support to start HPV vaccine demonstration programs.

UNICEF, a key GAVI partner, will procure the vaccines following a competitive tender process that is currently being completed. Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK) and GlaxoSmithKline (LSE: GSK) are currently the only two manufacturers who have prequalified HPV vaccines Gardasil and Cervarix, respectively.

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