Ananda Centre for Cancer Research (ACCR) posted on LinkedIn:
“A huge thank you to everyone who made the first Cancer Policy Lab Uganda (CPL-U) possible
We successfully hosted the first Cancer Policy Lab Uganda (CPL-U) – an innovation of the ANANDA CENTRE FOR CANCER RESEARCH (ACCR).
In commemoration of International Women’s Day (8 March 2026), policymakers, researchers, clinicians, immunization experts, health financing specialists, NGOs, and advocates came together to tackle an important national policy question:
How should Uganda prioritize HPV vaccination to maximize cervical cancer prevention, equity, and value for money?
At ACCR, one of our core missions is translating evidence into action and policy. The Cancer Policy Lab Uganda was created precisely for this purpose: to create a space where evidence meets policy dialogue and collective solutions.
Participants engaged with frontier global evidence on HPV vaccination strategies, including modelling research on how different vaccination approaches can maximize cervical cancer prevention in low- and middle-income countries. Evidence discussed.
The energy in the room today was inspiring and it shows what is possible when we bring the right people together around evidence and solutions. Today’s discussions reaffirm a powerful truth as we commemorate International Women’s Day (8 March 2026),
“No woman should die from a cancer we already know how to prevent.”
Stay tuned, the real work begins; -synthesizing these insights into policy recommendation briefs on HPV vaccination prioritization in Uganda.
This is just the beginning.”
Title: Ranking the most efficient human papillomavirus vaccination strategies in low-income and lower-middle income countries: a mathematical modelling analysis
Authors: Élodie Bénard, Mélanie Drolet, Guillaume Gingras, Jean-François Laprise, Andrée-Anne Sabourin, Paul Bloem, Hiroki Akaba, Julia Brotherton, Mark Jit, Marc Brisson
Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) shared a post by ACCR, adding:
“Congratulations to Ananda Centre for Cancer Research (ACCR), a UICC member organisation, on hosting the first Cancer Policy Lab Uganda.
It’s inspiring to see policymakers, researchers and advocates come together to translate evidence into action and strengthen cervical cancer prevention through HPV vaccination.
As highlighted during the discussions, “no woman should die from a cancer we already know how to prevent”.
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