Don’t Just Vaccinate The Next Generation. Protect The Women Living With HIV Today.

Cervical cancer prevention is not complete when vaccination programmes reach adolescent girls while adult women living with HIV remain outside prevention and care pathways. HIV treatment is essential, but it is not a substitute for comprehensive healthcare.

A regional ICWAP consultation featuring community perspectives from Papua New Guinea, Cambodia, India and Nepal identified recurring barriers: fragmented services, unequal access to vaccination and screening, high out-of-pocket and travel costs, stigma and discrimination, and insufficient investment in community leadership.