The HPV Prevention and Control Board aims at being a main catalyst to multiply and disseminate relevant information on HPV to a broad array of stakeholders. 

Description of the website

The website of the HPV Prevention and Control Board is a member of the WHO-led project Vaccine Safety Net (VSN).

The website of the HPV Prevention and Control Board is intended to opinion leaders, policymakers, and health care professionals. The site provides the following information:

• The structure, organization and aim of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Prevention and Control Board
• Scientific publications of advisers related to HPV
• Information on scientific meetings organized by the HPV Prevention and Control Board: Background document; presentations (PDF) of the speakers, including video recordings of the presentations; conclusions of the meeting
• General information on HPV
• HPV Prevention and Control Board newsletters
• Links to relevant websites, including websites related to vaccine safety/vaccine safety net and the WHO E-learning course on Vaccine Safety Basics
• Relevant news of other organizations or events on HPV and HPV related cancers awareness raising
• Media monitoring of HPV related news

The website is updated on a regular basis.

Website's sponsorship policy

The HPV Prevention and Control is supported by unrestricted grants from the vaccine industry, several universities in Europe and other institutions.

For the HPV Prevention and Control Board and its advisors strict operational and scientific independence is essential. Travel and subsistence of advisers and invited speakers at HPV Prevention and Control Board meetings are compensated following the reimbursement policy of the University of Antwerp. No honorary or other forms of remuneration are provided.

Editorial control of the website rests entirely with the secretariat of the HPV Prevention and Control Board.

Website's content or editorial policy

Information on the website is published and updated on a regular basis by members of the secretariat of the HPV Prevention and Control Board. At least once a year, all sections are reviewed and if needed updated. All reasonable precautions have been taken by the HPV Prevention and Control Board to verify the information contained on this website. The review cycle can be found here.

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