Cervical cancer is not communicable. But the cause, human papilloma virus, is. Prevention of infection with HPV is not included in recent WHO guidance on HIV and STI prevention among sex workers. Neither is treatment.

Should prevention for this transmissible disease be in the guidance? Yes. Should treatment for this noncommunicable disease be in the guidance? No.

Thoughts?

Jamie

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New WHO Resources for Cervical Cancer Prevention and HPV Vaccine Implementation

1) After extensive work and efforts, you can now find age-specific population estimates for each country at the following URL:
http://www.who.int/entity/nuvi/hpv/WHO_population_estimates_9-13_year-old_cohort/en/index.html
2) The WHO guidance note Comprehensive cervical cancer prevention and control - a healthier future for girls and women �is now available in additional languages (Arabic, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish) at http://www.who.int/immunization/documents/diseases/ISBN_978_92_4_150514_7/en/index.html

3) Health worker training modules in the form of PowerPoint slides on HPV vaccine implementation are available at:

Essential Training Package for HPV vaccine introduction

a) Cervarix� 2 dose vaccine
� �English - http://www.who.int/nuvi/hpv/cervarix_2dose_vaccine_EN/en/index.html
� �Sticker Cervarix 2 dose
jpg, 6.05Mb - http://www.who.int/nuvi/hpv/CervarixEN.jpg
� �French (coming soon)
� �Autocollant Cervarix 2 dose
jpg, 6.22Mb �- http://www.who.int/nuvi/hpv/CervarixFr.jpg

b) Gardasil � single dose vaccine
� �English - http://www.who.int/nuvi/hpv/gardasil_single-dose_vaccine_EN/en/index.html
� � French (coming soon)

Above also available at http://www.who.int/nuvi/hpv/resources/en/index.html as �Essential Training Package for HPV vaccine introduction� under Health worker training materials