Convened by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, the International Planned Parenthood Federation, the Rockefeller Foundation, the International Union Against Cancer, PATH and the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, the Stop Cervical Cancer meeting focused on developing and advocacy agenda to address the challenges to ensuring global access to HPV vaccines, particularly in developing countries.

The two-day meeting featured sessions that included brief presentations and extensive discussion on five areas: HPV vaccines and cervical cancer; service delivery; financing for global access; regulatory, supply and demand issues; and awareness, mobilization and political commitment.

Participants at the meeting represented a range of areas of expertise: cancer, sexual and reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, vaccines and immunization. Stakeholders from national governments, donor agencies, advocacy groups, international agencies such as World Health Organization, UNICEF, UNFPA, the GAVI Alliance, PAHO and the pharmaceutical industry were all represented.

The overall objective of the meeting was to lay the foundation for effective advocacy at global, regional and local levels by identifying critical areas for action, potential roadblocks, unanswered questions, and opportunities for progress.

This goal was met through extensive discussion, robust debate and informative presentations from diverse speakers.

For more information on the meeting:

> download the meeting agenda (.pdf - 36kb)

> download the list of participants (.pdf - 40kb)

> download the meeting final report (.pdf - 160kb)