Assessing the Capacity of Health Facilities to Deliver Concomitant HPV Vaccination and HPV-Based Cervical Screening Services to Vulnerable Populations – An Implementation Research Protocol.

Mosquera I, Tisler A, Ramirez AT, et al. Assessing the Capacity of Health Facilities to Deliver Concomitant HPV Vaccination and HPV-Based Cervical Screening Services to Vulnerable Populations – An Implementation Research Protocol. Cancer Control. 2026;33. doi:10.1177/10732748261475365

Eliminating of cervical cancer means including all groups and communities.

The authors describe a protocol for a structured and practical approach to assess the readiness of health care systems to deliver a concomitant CC screening and vaccination approach, with a specific focus on communities in vulnerable situations and across several European countries.

Triangulation of data such as desk research, facility visits and interviews provide important and essential information on opportunities to implement and upscale concomitant HPV-based cervical cancer (CC) screening and HPV vaccination.