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France Bégin

France Bégin

UNICEF Representative in Burundi

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The introduction of the HPV vaccine is a major step forward for girls' health in Burundi.

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Africa's HPV vaccine scale-up

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Cervical cancer kills roughly one African woman every seven minutes. On April 29, 2026, Burundi became the latest country to give its girls a shot at avoiding that fate, launching a national human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program with backing from Gavi, UNICEF, and the World Health Organization (WHO).

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