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Nurse-led HPV Vaccination Campaigns

Reach more than 6700 Young Girls in Rural Uganda Vaccination against the human pillomavirus (HPV) is key to preventing cervical cancer. Joining the WHO global effort to eliminate cervical cancer*, the African Action Network for Nurses and Midwives (AAN) implemented…

Together for girls

A year ago, the United Nations officially declared November 18th as the “World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Violence”. The official recognition of this day was an important step toward increasing global awareness…

The Reproductive Health Network Kenya Launches HPV Vaccine Campaign

16 January 2023, Nairobi, Kenya: AAN’s partner in Kenya, Reproductive Health Network Kenya (RHNK)*, has launched a targeted advocacy campaign for HPV vaccination in coordination with WHO’s Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. With AAN support, the RHNK campaign aims to sharply…

Continuing COVID Education for Nurses and Nurse Midwives

Commencing in March 0f 2020, AAN partnered with the World Continuing Education Alliance (WCEA), to produce a COVID syllabus of courses and up-to-date information for nurses and nurse-midwives free of charge, on the WCEA learning management system platform and app.…