Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that 32 African countries have introduced the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into their national immunisation programmes, marking a major step towards the global target of eliminating cervical cancer.

The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Mohamed Janabi, disclosed this in a message to commemorate the 2025 World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day, stressing that the continent is building momentum against one of the most deadly but preventable cancers affecting women.

Cervical cancer develops in the lower part of a woman's womb, known as the cervix.

It occurs when the cells in that area begin to grow abnormally, often due to a very common virus known as HPV, which spre...