La Vacuna: The Program of Vaccination Against HPV in Colombia

LA VACUNA

Every year, 200,000 women die because of cervical cancer. Around 170,000 of those live in developing countries.
This documentary, about the human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes most cervical cancer, highlights a new vaccine available to protect women and young girls before they become infected.

Filmed in Colombia.

Photo credit: Nancy Durrell McKenna