New NNCGSI launching soon: Nurses & midwives driving access, acceptance, & uptake of HPV & cervical cancer prevention services
On 18th October 2024, at 2pm BST, the Nursing Now Challenge will launch a new Global Solutions Initiative in collaboration with the Sabin Vaccine Institute’s Global HPV Consortium.
Globally there are an estimated 660,000 new cases and 350,000 deaths due to cervical cancer, with the incidence of cervical cancer rising among young women 15-49 years of age.
Nurses and midwives have a vital role to play in ensuring access, acceptance and uptake of preventive services and this NNCGSI challenges participants to think critically to develop an innovative solution to do just that.
Over the course of five weeks, we will run three expert-led sessions, providing a deep dive into the prevention and treatment of HPV and cervical cancer, discussing the challenges faced by nurses and midwives and discussing innovative approaches to tackling the HPV burden at local and global levels. Participants are encouraged to attend all sessions but recordings will be made available when this is not possible. We hope that those taking part will engage with our online community in the NNCGSI private Facebook group and use the resources made available to support the development of their concept notes.
Session schedule
18th October
Session 1 – Introduction, The global burden & the impact on communities & families alike. Watch the recording here.
6th November
Session 2 – Tools for prevention, Screening & HPV vaccine. Register here.
22nd November
Session 3 – Strategies for awareness-raising & promoting acceptance
13th December
Deadline for concept notes to be received
January 2025
Winner selected and notified
February 2025
Winner presents their solution to the GHC Partners
To take part in this challenge, participants should prepare a short concept note in which they detail their ideas to increase the access, acceptance, or uptake of HPV and cervical cancer prevention services (vaccination, screening, and/or early treatment) among adolescents and women in their communities and submit it to challenge@nursingnow.global by 13th December.
Guidelines to support you in creating your concept note can be downloaded here.
The chosen winners will be invited to attend the HPV Consortium Global Partners Meeting that will take place in February 2025. This will be the opportunity for them to present their ideas to key stakeholders in this field.
