Online course: The Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative foundational course
Cervical cancer is a preventable and curable disease, if detected early and adequately treated. Yet it remains one of the most common cancers and causes of cancer-related deaths in women across the globe, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries.
Cervical cancer is a preventable and curable disease, if detected early and adequately treated. Yet it remains one of the most common cancers and causes of cancer-related deaths in women across the globe, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries.
In May 2018, the WHO Director-General announced a global call for action to eliminate cervical cancer and subsequently established his flagship Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative to develop a global strategy for the elimination of cervical cancer.
In August 2020 the World Health Assembly adopted the Global Strategy for cervical cancer elimination. This course provides foundational knowledge on the strategies that countries should follow to reach and maintain the goal of an incidence rate of below 4 per 100 000 women via three key pillars and their corresponding targets: vaccination, screening and treatment.
What is the WHO Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative?
Epidemiology, disparity and inequity of cervical cancer
Contributor – Dr Prebo Barango, WHO Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative Lead
Importance and status of HPV vaccination in attaining global cervical cancer elimination
Contributor – Paul Bloem, Senior Technical Officer, HPV Vaccine Impact Lead, WHO
OPTIONAL Case study: Towards the elimination of cervical cancer – HPV vaccination in Colombia
Contributor – Dr Carlos Castro, Medical Director, Liga Colombiana Contra el Cancer
OPTIONAL Case study: La dose unique et l’immunisation anti-HPV conférences agrégé, Université en Afrique au sud du Sahara
Contributor – Dr Freddy Gnangnon, Maître de conférences agrégé, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Benin
Detecting cervical cancer through screening
Contributor – Dr Julia Gage, Epidemiologist, Centre for Global Health, National Cancer Institute, USA
Treating cervical cancer pre-cancer and cancer
Contributor – Dr Kathleen Schmeler, Professor of Gynecologic oncology and Associate Vice President of Global Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
This course is exclusive to UICC members and available on demand on UICC Connect.
Last update
Friday 22 August 2025