More than 10,000 physicians in India were trained in one year.
The American Cancer Society’s Global HPV Cancer Free program celebrated a milestone in India. The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), Cancer Foundation of India, and ACS reached a shared target of training 10,000 physicians on cervical burden in India, HPV facts, and communications strategies for effectively recommending the vaccine to parents and answering their questions.
Trainers and the leadership of FOGSI recently met to enthusiastically celebrate this achievement. The goal was achieved in 12 months with the support of ACS.
- 14 Core Trainers trained by ACS’s Global HPV Cancer Free program through a virtual training that leveraged HPV Roundtable leaders as expert faculty.
- 102 Master Trainers (pictured above receiving their recognition) were trained by the 14 Core Trainers.
- 292 training sessions were conducted (184 virtual and 108 in-person) by 102 Master Trainers.
- 10,253 member physicians trained as a result.
The effort was supported by strategic thinking, resources, coordination and technical assistance from the Global Cancer Support team including Sara Comstock, program manager, global HPV cancer prevention, Nina Batista, senior program manager, global cancer prevention, Meenu Anand, director, global cancer prevention, and from the Implementation Science team including Ashleigh Hayward, data and evaluation manager, cancer prevention, Jennifer Nkonga, senior director, regional strategy and implementation, Michelle Burcin, senior director, data and evaluation.
This effort is funded in part in part by Cancer Research UK and has a second component that is in-progress at the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP). Conversations are underway to explore other opportunities in Asia.
