Live Webinar - Global Strategies for Equitable HPV Vaccination: From Evidence to Implementation

October 23, 2026 | 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. ET New York/Toronto (check your timezone here)

Global Strategies for Equitable HPV Vaccination: From Evidence to Implementation

The session will explore how evidence-based policies can translate into effective, inclusive HPV vaccination programs worldwide. Persistent barriers to coverage, including affordability, misinformation, healthcare access, and gaps in delivery systems, continue to hinder equitable care. This presentation will highlight successful approaches and examine how governments, healthcare professionals, schools, and communities can work together to reach underserved populations and reduce preventable HPV-related diseases, including cervical cancer. This webinar will provide a vital platform for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and action toward ensuring equitable benefit from HPV vaccination for public-health professionals, policymakers, healthcare providers, researchers, educators, and community advocates.

Purpose:

• Explore how evidence-based policies translate into effective, inclusive HPV vaccination programs worldwide.

• Identify persistent barriers to coverage, including affordability, misinformation, and healthcare access, and outline practical strategies to overcome them.

• Examine collaborative approaches among governments, healthcare professionals, schools, and communities to reach underserved populations and reduce preventable HPV-related diseases.

Speakers:

• Dr Arunah Chandran Public Health Officer- Early Detection, Prevention, and Infections IARC Lyon, France. Dr Chandran is a Public Health Officer at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO). A medical doctor by training, she works at the intersection of health systems strengthening, public policy, and implementation research. In her current role, Dr Chandran leads design, implementation, and evaluation of cancer prevention and early detection initiatives to improve cancer outcomes globally. She has extensive experience working with governments and international partners to translate evidence into scalable, context-specific cancer control strategies across diverse health system settings. Her work emphasises equity-driven approaches, stakeholder engagement, and the integration of research into routine health system practice.
  
  

• Prof. Imran Morhason-Bello Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Faculty of Clinical Science, College of Medicine University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria Online Bio

Moderator:

• Prof Chioma Asuzu Head of Unit of Clinical Psychology, Dept. of Counselling and Human Development Studies, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. Consultant Psycho-Oncology - Dept. of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. President, International Psycho-Oncology Society

REGISTRATION:

• FREE for IPOS members

• $10 USD for non-member from Low-to-middle income countries (LMIC)

• $20 USD for all other non-members

Special Instructions:

• This webinar will be recorded and may be made available later.

• Access information will be included in your registration confirmation.

• There are no refunds.