The Leaders of Australia, the United States, India and Japan have together launched the Quad Cancer Moonshot initiative, with the aim of saving lives and preventing cervical cancer in the Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australia is on track to be the first country in the world to eliminate cervical cancer, yet women in the Pacific die of the disease at up to 13 times the rate of women in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ground-breaking human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to prevent cervical cancer was invented and developed at the University of Queensland by Australian of the Year Professor Ian Frazer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australia will contribute to the Quad Cancer Moonshot initiative by expanding our Elimination Partnership in the Indo-Pacific for Cervical Cancer Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This program works with our partners in the region to implement a comprehensive cervical cancer elimination strategy. This includes introducing and expanding their HPV vaccine immunisation programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The partnership will help more governments get HPV vaccine programs up and running in Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Timor-Leste, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Fiji, Nauru and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Australian Government will contribute $16.5 million to this partnership, with Andrew and Nicola Forrest\u2019s Minderoo Foundation providing an additional $13.1 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAustralia is proud of the leading role we\u2019ve played preventing cervical cancer worldwide. Today I am pleased to expand Australia\u2019s regional cervical cancer elimination program in the Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis announcement will save the lives of women in our Pacific family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Quad Cancer Moonshot demonstrates that we can achieve more together than on our own.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is a true privilege to stand beside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today and announce Team Australia\u2019s contribution to the Quad Cancer Moonshot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMinderoo Foundation envisages an Indo-Pacific \u2013 and indeed a world \u2013 where cervical cancer is consigned to the history books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is the role of philanthropy and government to work in partnership to take advances in health to scale, democratising access to life saving health innovations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think it is fitting that this announcement was made at the Quad, which is all about making a positive contribution to the Indo-Pacific by delivering practical outcomes that respond to the region\u2019s priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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