An integrated COVID-19 and the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign in Tigray…

Ethiopia introduced Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for girls aged 14-year-old in 2018 and COVID-19 vaccine in March 2021. Since then, HPV vaccination has been provided as two doses to girls aged 14 years with a six-month interval and the COVID-19 vaccine to all people aged 12 years and above.Tigray region was not able to participate in the nationwide integrated HPV and COVID-19 vaccination campaign which was conducted few months ago due to competing priorities. Tigray region launched similar integrated COVID-19 and HPV the campaign on 15th August 2023.World Health Organization (WHO) Ethiopia in collaboration with the Tigray Regional Health Bureau (RHB), UNICEF, CDC, USAID, PSI, Girls Effect, Project Hope, and other partners supported the planning, implementation, and monitoring of this campaign. The integrated campaign was conducted in 76 woredas of 6 zones of the Tigray region (except Western zone and some inaccessible woredas) in collaboration with High-level officials, religious…