Most New Zealand women now choose to test themselves for HPV, and the country has set out a plan to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040. Screening will be free for eligible women aged 25 to 69 from 1 March 2027. Two years after New Zealand switched to HPV testing for...
Bangladesh, where seven in 10 births now take place in a health facility, plans to redirect €250m from a European Investment Bank loan into maternal, newborn and cancer care. The government says the initiative will reach about 47 million women and girls between 2027...
Lawmakers and campaigners in Manila want the Philippines to vaccinate boys against HPV as well as girls. Coverage among girls remains below 30%, but WHO’s one-dose schedule and new screening options give women more ways to protect themselves now. “You can...
Elinzanetant, a non-hormonal pill that acts on the brain’s temperature control centre, is under fast-track review in the US for hot flushes caused by breast cancer therapy. Regulators in the UK, the EU, Switzerland and Canada have already approved it for this...
Four Indian states have vaccinated every 14-year-old girl they identified against HPV, the virus behind almost all cervical cancer. India’s free, single-dose campaign has passed eight million vaccinations since February. Mizoram, in India’s north-east, has...
