{"entity":{"id":"gavi-hpv-programme","kind":"collection","name":"Gavi HPV vaccine support","aka":[],"tldr":"Gavi pays for HPV vaccine in lower-income countries so national programmes can give it to girls for free, where cervical cancer kills most.","summary":"Most cervical cancer deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries with little screening, which makes vaccination the most effective tool available. Gavi co-finances HPV vaccine introduction and supply for eligible countries and, since the shift to a single-dose schedule endorsed by the WHO, has been able to reach far more girls with the same doses. The programme page lists supported countries and progress. For a family in a supported country, the vaccine is free through the national immunisation programme.","asOf":"2026-09-17","links":[{"label":"Gavi HPV vaccine support","url":"https://www.gavi.org/types-support/vaccine-support/human-papillomavirus"}],"tags":["free","public"],"related":["nhs-hpv-vaccination","us-vaccines-for-children"],"cancers":["cervical"],"sections":[],"technologies":["hpv-vaccine"],"targets":[],"drugs":[],"companies":[],"institutions":["who"],"pathways":[],"terms":[],"trials":[],"people":[],"bottlenecks":[],"keyPapers":[],"journals":[],"dependsOn":[],"notes":[],"url":"https://www.gavi.org/types-support/vaccine-support/human-papillomavirus","holds":"Financing and supply of HPV vaccine for national programmes in lower-income countries, so that girls can be vaccinated free through their health system; the page lists the countries supported and how the programme has grown.","maintainer":"Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance"},"route":"/collections/gavi-hpv-programme/","neighbours":{"collection":[{"id":"nhs-hpv-vaccination","kind":"collection","name":"NHS HPV vaccination programme","route":"/collections/nhs-hpv-vaccination/"},{"id":"us-vaccines-for-children","kind":"collection","name":"Vaccines for Children program (US)","route":"/collections/us-vaccines-for-children/"}],"cancer":[{"id":"cervical","kind":"cancer","name":"Cervical cancer","route":"/cancers/cervical/"}],"technology":[{"id":"hpv-vaccine","kind":"technology","name":"HPV & HBV vaccination","route":"/technologies/hpv-vaccine/"}],"institution":[{"id":"who","kind":"institution","name":"World Health Organization Cancer Programme","route":"/institutions/who/"}]}}