Tag: HPV

Harnessing the Power of Games: Psyon Games Launches a New Initiative to Combat HPV

Stuart Mitchell

Psyon Games, an award-winning health games studio, announces a new initiative designed to explore the power of games to raise awareness about the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). The project aims to increase awareness of the lifesaving potential of HPV vaccine through the help of a digital game. This is an important issue for public health as HPV affects over 80% of sexually active individuals, and while most cases are harmless, the virus can lead to cervical cancer, which is largely preventable with a vaccination. Cervical cancer is the fourth leading…

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Challenge Issued by Leading Health Organizations to Defeat Cervical Cancer

Stuart Mitchell

The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), the Perlmutter Cancer Center, and the Department of Population Health at NYU Langone Health are issuing the “New York Challenge,” an ambitious campaign to end cervical cancer worldwide. They are challenging all nations to achieve a 70 percent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rate for all girls by the year 2030. Cervical cancer is a global scourge, killing over a quarter of a million women each year, or one every two minutes. Ninety percent of these women live in low and middle-income countries. The…

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