In 1999, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded a five-year, $50 million grant to the Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP), a group of five international organizations with a shared goal of working to prevent cervical cancer in developing countries.

ACCP works with developing-country partners to:

We encourage you to use and adapt the materials listed below in your work to raise awareness about cervical cancer and to improve related programs and policies. These resources have been developed to provide decision makers (such as Ministry of Health officials, health care providers, and reproductive health program planners) with current information on cervical cancer prevention in developing countries. The information is designed to help them establish how programs and policies can be developed or modified in order to strengthen cervical cancer prevention services.

Presentation materials:
For use during your advocacy work, for example when meeting with decision makers. Topics include different screening approaches, cost issues and meeting women’s needs.

Fact Sheets:
Provide summaries of research on key issues such as natural history of cervical cancer and screening and treatment approaches, including VIA, Pap smear, HPV testing, and cryotherapy treatment.

Women’s Stories – coming soon!
Shed light on the realities of women at risk for cervical cancer.

Advocacy Guide with Case Studies – coming soon!
An overview of advocacy and examples of ongoing efforts to improve programs and policies.

Findings from more than 20 of the ACCP’s demonstration and research projects offer important insights into the potential effectiveness of different screening strategies under a range of conditions. Resources found below can help inform program planners and policymakers about appropriate screening approaches.

Technical reports: |
Providing in-depth analysis of key issues, such as: Effectiveness, Safety, and Acceptability of Cryotherapy

Fact sheets:
Provide summaries of research on key issues such as natural history of cervical cancer and screening and treatment approaches, including VIA, Pap smear, HPV testing, and cryotherapy treatment.

Journal articles:
Peer-reviewed articles by ACCP partners on a range of topics relating to cervical cancer prevention in developing countries.

To be successful, cervical cancer prevention services must be acceptable and accessible to women, while also being cost-effective and sustainable. The ACCP has conducted extensive research into effective service delivery and the resources below highlight the Alliance’s findings.

Presentation materials:
For use in your own programmatic work, for instance training health care providers on topics such as service delivery and women’s and clinician’s frequently asked questions.

Provide summaries of research on key issues such as natural history of cervical cancer and screening and treatment approaches, including VIA, Pap smear, HPV testing, and cryotherapy treatment.

Involving women and communities in developing, implementing, and evaluating cervical cancer prevention interventions is integral to a prevention efforts’ success. On this page you will find resources that offer a range of information on strategies for involving women and communities, for instance:

For use during your presentations to engage women and community groups on the importance of community mobilization and other topics such as women’s frequently asked questions and meeting women’s needs.

Provide summaries of research on key issues such as natural history of cervical cancer and screening and treatment approaches, including VIA, Pap smear, HPV testing, and cryotherapy treatment.