Equitable Elimination of Cervical Cancer in Aotearoa

This presentation traces a decade of kaupapa Maori-led research aimed at eliminating cervical cancer in Aotearoa through equitable, community-driven solutions. He Tapu Te Whare Tangata (the sacred house of humanity) encompasses work from early acceptability studies to current trials of HPV self-testing and innovative point-of-care result technologies.

HPV self-testing enables bodily autonomy, ease, and flexibility for screening among women and people with cervixes, while point-of-care testing offers new opportunities for rural healthcare providers to deliver timely and accessible screening pathways.

Framed within the World Health Organization’s triple elimination targets, this presentation is a call to action to continue the collective work required to achieve true equity in cervical cancer screening, prevention, and elimination.

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