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Encourage inter-ministerial collaboration early, particularly for health, education, and finance. |
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Allow sufficient time for planning and micro-planning. |
Communication |
Allow enough time for social mobilisation. |
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Use clear messaging, focusing on cancer prevention and how to be vaccinated. |
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Include face-to-face communication with credible influencers. |
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Respond quickly and thoroughly to rumours and negative media. |
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Use consent procedures that are consistent with routine immunisation. |
Delivery |
Ensure availability of accurate population data or time and funds for enumeration. |
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Multiple delivery strategies could be useful within the same country. |
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Implement a two-dose rather than a three-dose HPV vaccination schedule if possible. |
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Use routine delivery approaches. |
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Use community health-workers to help identify missing and out-of-school girls. |
Coverage |
Implement a two-dose vaccination schedule for higher completion rates. |
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Use school-based delivery to obtain high coverage. |
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If using grade-based delivery, consider including age in reporting forms. |
Sustainability |
Ensure sufficient time and resources to calculate accurate costing estimates for national rollout of HPV vaccine and delivery. |
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Choose a delivery strategy that is feasible for national scale-up. |
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Advocate for sufficient funding to achieve successful national scale-up. |