Can vaccines prevent cancer?

This episode of Health in Europe focuses on a very important question – can vaccines prevent cancer? We know that cancer is a complicated and elusive disease. According to WHO, cancer is the leading cause of death globally, accounting for an estimated 10 million deaths in 2020. So, the potential to prevent some types of cancer through vaccination is quite literally life-saving. Dr. Nino Berdzuli, the Director of the Division of Country Health Programs at the WHO Regional Office for Europe, has extensive experience in public health. In this episode, Dr Berdzuli talks sheds light on how vaccination programmes can support and strengthen health systems, the progress made by the WHO European Region in addressing cancer, and how vaccines can prevent certain types of cancers – such as cancers caused by HPV. The conversation is led by our media officer, Bhanu Bhatnagar. More about Cancer: More about Vaccines and Immunization: More about WHO/Europe:

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Can vaccines prevent cancer? is an episode from Health In Europe by World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe.

This episode is 15:47 long.

This episode was published on Apr 27, 2023.

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