Michael Olugbode in Abuja Nigeria’s battle against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) must move beyond routine vaccination campaigns to embrace deeper research, free nationwide screening and aggressive grassroots engagement if the country is to defeat cervical cancer and other HPV-related diseases, medical experts declared on Wednesday in Abuja. The call came during activities marking the 2026 International Human Papillomavirus Awareness Day, a global initiative championed by the International Papillomavirus Society to spotlight the dangers of HPV and promote prevention strategies. Speaking at the event, Professor Imran Oludare Morhason-Bello of the University College Hospital, Ibadan warned that limiting HPV conversations to cervical cancer alone is both misleading and dangerous. According to...