Milestones
The following is a list of milestone documents, compiled by the National HPV Vaccination Roundtable, which chronicles notable events in U.S.-based HPV vaccine history, from 2006 to present.
2020
Launch of the global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer
On November 17, 2020, following the close of the 73rd World Health Assembly, WHO officially launched the cervical cancer global elimination strategy. Due to the pandemic. the event was held virtually and hosted by WHO leadership. The governments of Australia, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria, and Rwanda co-sponsored the event.