Dorothy Nyemba-Machemedze

Researcher, Wits RHI; co-author of the HOPE study analysis

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Last updated Nov 3, 2026

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South Africa's HPV vaccination drive cuts cancer-causing infections by 83%

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In 2014, South Africa began giving HPV vaccines to Grade 4 girls in public schools. A decade later, the two HPV types responsible for most cervical cancers have fallen by 83% among the generations eligible for the shots.

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