For health professionals

The National HPV Vaccination Program is extremely important, and is likely to significantly reduce the burden of cervical cancer and other HPV-related illnesses in Australia.

Immunisation nurses, immunisation coordinators, GPs and other health professionals all influence the uptake of the cervical cancer vaccine in Australia, both in the school-based National Immunisation Program and in the primary care setting.

Browse the links on the left to find useful information for health professionals about the cervical cancer vaccine, and maximising vaccine coverage.



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The National HPV Vaccination Program is likely to significantly reduce the burden of cervical cancer and other HPV-related illnesses in Australia.

Design and partial content reproduced with the kind permission of the New Zealand Ministry of Health.

Females who have had the cervical cancer vaccine still need regular Pap tests. The vaccine is a prescription medicine. Medicines have benefits and risks. After reading this website, talk to your doctor about the benefits and risks of this vaccine and to check eligibility.

The World Health Organization endorses HPV vaccination programs as part of an integrated cervical cancer prevention strategy that includes cervical cancer screening and sexual health education. WHO Position Paper on HPV Vaccination, Weekly Epidemiological Record, 9 April 2009.