Branding Elements
02.01.2024
This page includes all the branding elements of the PROTECT-EUROPE project, freely downloadable. Click below to download them.
DownloadA focus on HPV vaccination
25.07.2023
Let us all be #UnitedInProtection. Vaccination of girls and boys against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) can prevent infections and related diseases. HPV infections can lead to genital warts, cervical and other forms of cancer. Vaccination should be combined with routine cervical screening. Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan is supporting efforts to extend routine vaccination against human papillomaviruses of girls and boys.
Visit websiteNew publication benchmarks European government policies regarding access to HPV prevention policies in 2023
22.06.2023
The 2nd edition of the HPV Prevention Policy Atlas was launched at the Romanian Parliament on 22 June 2023. The Atlas reveals a very uneven picture across the European region.
Visit websiteImproving HPV Vaccine Uptake in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: An Umbrella Review of Interventions
25.04.2023
HPV causes about 5% of all cancers worldwide. The most common of these cancers is cervical but the virus is also implicated in cancers of the vagina, vulva, anus, penis, head and neck. A significant proportion of the cancers caused by HPV in Europe are in men. Compared to many other cancer prevention strategies – such as tobacco control, reducing alcohol consumption, increasing physical activity or tackling obesity – HPV vaccination is easy to deliver, has an immediate positive health impact and is highly efficacious. In fact, it is probably the single most effective means of cancer prevention in the medical arsenal. We therefore encourage HPV vaccination programmes in Europe and beyond to make the best possible use of this evidence. If we can achieve a 90% vaccination rate across Europe, we know we will succeed in eliminating HPV cancers as a public health problem in the region.
Visit websiteCancer prevention – action to promote vaccination against cancer-causing viruses
06.02.2023
One of 10 flagship initiatives in the Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan is to support Member State efforts to extend routine vaccination against viruses that can cause cancers later in life. The Commission will propose actions to increase the uptake of vaccination against the Hepatitis B virus and human papillomaviruses. These actions will include reducing physical obstacles to vaccination, targeted communication, and fighting mis- and disinformation.
Visit websitePutting HPV on the Map: The State of HPV Prevention Programmes in the WHO European Region
27.04.2022
There is plenty of work to do to achieve the elimination of all cancers caused by HPV as a public health problem. But, armed with the vital information contained in this report, we will now do what we can to accelerate action at the regional level and also to support advocacy efforts by HPV organisations within individual countries to help ensure that all health systems take the action that is needed to protect their populations effectively. If all countries in the region emulated the current best-performers, almost 100,000 cancer cases a year could be prevented. That would be a remarkable achievement and a world-leading example for other regions to follow.
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