# HPV vaccination programme in Ethiopia

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## TL;DR

Ethiopia offers girls vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) in its national schedule, introduced in 2018; WHO's latest schedule lists one dose at age 9.

## Summary

WHO's immunization data record HPV vaccine as introduced in Ethiopia in 2018. In the 2025 data the introduction is recorded as nationwide and the country reports a one-dose schedule. The routine schedule reported to WHO for 2025 gives one dose of quadrivalent vaccine to girls at age 9. The country's note in the WHO schedule table reads: "Females of age 9-14 years". For hepatitis B vaccine, WHO records the birth dose as in the schedule in 2025.

## Fields

- Kind: Term
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- Also known as: National HPV vaccination programme: Ethiopia
- Tags: vaccination-programme

## Sources

- WHO immunization data: introduction of HPV vaccine: https://immunizationdata.who.int/global/wiise-detail-page/introduction-of-hpv-(human-papilloma-virus)-vaccine
- WHO immunization data: HPV vaccination schedules: https://immunizationdata.who.int/global/wiise-detail-page/vaccination-schedule-for-human-papilloma-virus
- WHO xMart API rows for Ethiopia (HPV introduction): https://xmart-api-public.who.int/WIISE/MT_AD_INTRO_LONG?$filter=ANTIGEN%20eq%20'HPV'%20and%20ISO_3_CODE%20eq%20'ETH'

## Connected records

- collections: [WHO immunization data portal (WIISE)](https://onco.cc/collections/who-immunization-data/)
- cancers: [Cervical cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/cervical/)
- fronts: [Prevention & Risk](https://onco.cc/fronts/prevention/)
- technologies: [HPV & HBV vaccination](https://onco.cc/technologies/hpv-vaccine/)
- pathways: [Oncogenic viruses](https://onco.cc/pathways/oncogenic-viruses/)
- terms: [Single-dose HPV vaccination schedules by country](https://onco.cc/terms/hpv-single-dose-adoption/)

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