PLOS Global Public Health (Jan 2023)

Toward 70% cervical cancer screening coverage: Technical challenges and opportunities to increase access to human papillomavirus (HPV) testing

  • Kathryn A. Kundrod,
  • Jose Jeronimo,
  • Beatrice Vetter,
  • Mauricio Maza,
  • Gad Murenzi,
  • Natacha Phoolcharoen,
  • Philip E. Castle

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 8

Abstract

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem. Cervical cancer screening through human papillomavirus (HPV) testing is a core component of the strategy for elimination, with a set target of screening 70% of women twice in their lifetimes. In this review, we discuss technical barriers and opportunities to increase HPV screening globally.