The UN health agency calls for renewed commitments to build more sustainable national programmes.
As of 2024, HPV vaccines have averted nearly one million cervical cancer deaths in 29 African countries.
Mr Agabi said 37.5 per cent of women with cervical dysplasia also tested positive for high-risk HPV strains.
It is one of the most successfully treatable forms of cancer if it is detected early and managed effectively.
Muyi Aina, executive director and CEO of the NPHCDA, announced the reforms on Tuesday during the agency’s quarterly media briefing in Abuja.
The alliance noted that an estimated 86 million girls were now protected against the leading cause of cervical cancer.
According to him, youth advocacy remains key to promoting awareness about the importance of immunisation.
The governors received a briefing from the Minister of Solid Minerals Development on government policies and the institutional and operational potential of the country.
Aderonke Akinola-Akinwole, the social and behaviour change specialist at UNICEF Lagos, led the advocacy visitation of the UNICEF team.
LSPHCB permanent secretary Ibrahim Mustafa said this in an interview on Wednesday in Lagos.
