HPV Vaccination in Latin America: Global Challenges and Feasible Solutions

HPV vaccine programs in Latin America run the risk of repeating the problems associated with Papanicolaou(Pap) test programs, an efficient, life-saving tool that is unfortunately underutilized for cancer prevention, inlow- and middle-income countries. There is a great need for vigilance in the ongoi...

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Autor: Angélica Nogueira Rodrigues
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2019
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repositório:Repositório Institucional da UFMG
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufmg.br:1843/57779
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/1843/57779
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Vaccination
HPV
Latin America
Papanicolaou Test
Vacinação
Papillomavirus Humano
América Latina
Teste de Papanicolaou
Descrição
Resumo:HPV vaccine programs in Latin America run the risk of repeating the problems associated with Papanicolaou(Pap) test programs, an efficient, life-saving tool that is unfortunately underutilized for cancer prevention, inlow- and middle-income countries. There is a great need for vigilance in the ongoing implementation of the HPV vaccine in Latin America