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146th WHO EB Agenda Item 9: Accelerating the elimination of cervical Cancer as a global public health programme – Delivered by Dr. Sadre Alam, First Secretary (Geneva, 3-8 February 2020)

146th WHO EB Agenda Item 9: Accelerating the elimination of cervical Cancer as a global public health programme – Delivered by Dr. Sadre Alam, First Secretary

Thank you Mr. Chair,

India welcomes the agenda and would like to commit itself to the elimination of cervical cancer. For this an implementable action plan to ensure accessibility, affordability and availability of the means needs to be in place. As per our understanding, available HPV vaccines are helpful in prevention of cervical cancer.

The current constraints on vaccine supply, coupled with high prices, preclude many lower and middle-income countries for getting access to the vaccines. 

We call for effective and collective action for optimising the price and secured supply of the vaccine, incentivising more manufacturers to produce new vaccines, transfer of technology for local production of affordable vaccines and alternative sources of funding to lower and middle income countries.

Thank you.