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The moment is both historic and deeply symbolic, marking the country\u2019s renewed commitment to protecting girls and women from cervical cancer, one of the most preventable yet devastating diseases on the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our publication in <em>SAGE Cancer Control, <\/em>\u201cChallenges and Opportunities for Cervical Cancer Prevention Through HPV Vaccination in Ghana: A Public Health Policy Analysis\u201d (DOI: 10.1177\/10732748251383280), offers timely and evidence-based insights to this national effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study examines Ghana\u2019s evolving policy landscape for HPV vaccination, tracing how competing health priorities, limited resources, and fragmented policy frameworks have shaped the country\u2019s slow adoption of preventive strategies. 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