At the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly, ministers of health, policy leaders, partners and civil society convened, calling for stronger health systems and greater accountability to accelerate cervical cancer elimination. 

The official side event, “Cervical cancer elimination: Strengthening health systems and accountability toward the 2030 targets,” was co-organized by South Africa and Nepal, with co-sponsorship by Brazil, China, Eswatini, Ghana, Indonesia, Pakistan, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Unitaid. Discussions centred on what it will take to turn political commitment into delivery: expanding HPV vaccination, bringing screening closer to communities, strengthening referral pathways, closing treatment gaps and integrating cervical cancer services into primary health care.