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Continental Consultative Meeting Report: Accelerating the plan to eliminate cervical cancer in Africa by 2030

1.0 OVERVIEW

The NCDs, Injuries and Mental Health Division under the Africa CDC convened the Continental Consultative Meeting on Cervical
Cancer Elimination from 27 to 29 November 2024 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting brought together representatives from 22 African Union Member States, partners, donors, academia, civil society and the private sector to accelerate efforts towards eliminating cervical cancer in Africa by 2030. Some of the key partners included the World Health Organization, UNAIDS, GAVI, Unitaid, Jhpiego, African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC), Elekta Foundation, International Centre for Advanced
Public Health, MSD and Roche.

The consultative meeting provided a platform to review progress, share best practices, develop an accelerated roadmap, and establish a Continental Technical Working Group (TWG) and agree on countries to host three Centers of Excellence (CoE) to support implementation.

1.1 Background
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women globally, with the African Region disproportionately affected.
In 2020, approximately 90% of global cervical cancer deaths occurred in low- and middleincome countries, with Africa facing significant challenges in the prevention, screening, and treatment. Despite its preventability, cervical cancer remains a leading public health issue due to limited awareness, inadequate funding, and access inequalities. Aligned with WHO’s global strategy, Africa CDC’s initiatives aim to accelerate Member States’ efforts towards achieving the 90-70-90 targets by 2030:

• Vaccinate 90% of girls by age 15 with the HPV vaccine.
• Screen 70% of women by age 35 and again by age 45 using a high-performance test.
• Treat 90% of identified cervical disease cases (90% of women with precancer treated, and 90% of women with invasive cancer managed).

Africa CDC’s strategy for NCDs, Injuries prevention and control and Mental health promotion (2023-2027) highlights the need
for strengthening health systems, integrating NCD prevention into primary care, mobilizing funding, and establishing CoE to serve as hubs for capacity building, research and innovations in the area of NCDs prevention and control on the continent.

Africa CDC’s strategy for NCDs, Injuries prevention and control and Mental health promotion (2023-2027) highlights the need for strengthening health systems, integrating NCD prevention into primary care, mobilizing funding, and establishing CoE to serve as
hubs for capacity building, research and innovations in the area of NCDs prevention and control on the continent.

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