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HPV immunisation programme

Girls and young women born from 1 January 1990 are eligible to participate in New Zealand’s HPV (human papillomavirus) Immunisation Programme.

The HPV immunisation is free for girls and young women born on or after 1 January 1990. It is available through participating schools or from family doctors, local health centres and some Family Planning clinics.

  • Young women born in 1990 and 1991 have until 31 December 2011 to start the HPV immunisation programme.
  • Young women born from 1992 onwards have until their 20th birthday to start the HPV immunisation programme.

District health boards can provide more information about the HPV immunisation programme in their district.

The HPV Immunisation Programme aims to protect young women from HPV infection and the risk of developing cervical cancer later in life. Currently, around 150 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 60 women die from it each year in New Zealand.

Questions and answers

Resources

HPV Immunisation Programme - National Implementation Strategic Overview (PDF, 610 KB)

Cervical cancer vaccine - Flipchart (PDF, 409 KB)
Information on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for health professionals and young women.

 

 

 



Cervical cancer vaccine brochure (PDF, 408 KB)

 

 

 

 

 


Consent form - 2010 school-based programme (PDF, 514 KB)

More resources are available to download from the Cervical Cancer Vaccine website.

Copies of available resources can be ordered from the HealthEd website.
 
Consumer medicine information is available from the Medsafe website.

Information management

Letters to schools

Speeches and media releases

Related websites

  • Cervical Cancer Vaccine
    This is the HPV Immunisation Programme website for young women and their parents.
  • Current NSU Programmes
    The National Cervical Screening Programme aims to reduce the number of women in New Zealand who develop cervical cancer and the number who die from it.
  • IMAC
    The Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC) provide New Zealanders with a local source of independent, factual information including benefits and risks regarding immunisation, and vaccine preventable disease.
  • New Zealand HPV Project
    This site provides up-to-date information about HPV and is run by the New Zealand HPV Information Project.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. It works to protect public health and safety by providing information to enhance health decisions.
  • Cancer Control Council
    The Cancer Control Council is responsible for making sure New Zealand’s Cancer Control Strategy is turned into action.

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Page last updated: 18 February 2010