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- Title
Paving pathways: Brazil's implementation of a national human papillomavirus immunization campaign.
- Authors
Baker, Misha L.; Figueroa-Downing, Daniella; Dias De Oliveira Chiang, Ellen; Villa, Luisa; Baggio, Maria Luiza; Eluf-Neto, José; Bednarczyk, Robert A.; Evans, Dabney P.
- Abstract
In 2014, Brazil introduced an HPV immunization program for girls 9-13 years of age as part of the Unified Health System's (SUS) National Immunization Program. The first doses were administered in March 2014; the second ones, in September 2014. In less than 3 months more than 3 million girls received the first dose of quadrivalent HPV vaccine, surpassing the target rate of 80%. This paper examines three elements that may influence the program's long-term success in Brazil: sustaining effective outreach, managing a large technology-transfer collaboration, and developing an electronic immunization registry, with a focus on the State of São Paulo. If these three factors are managed, the Government of Brazil is primed to serve as a model of success for other countries interested in implementing a national HPV vaccination program to decrease HPV-related morbidity and mortality.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; PAPILLOMAVIRUS disease prevention; REPORTING of diseases; HEALTH promotion; IMMUNIZATION; TECHNOLOGY; HUMAN papillomavirus vaccines; GOVERNMENT programs; HUMAN services programs
- Publication
Pan American Journal of Public Health / Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2015, Vol 38, Issue 2, p163
- ISSN
1020-4989
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
S1020-49892015000700010