During the 2024–2025 biennium, PAHO supported the country in achieving a key structural milestone in the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem, through the formulation and publication of the National Plan to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer 2026–2030. PAHO technical cooperation was instrumental in guiding the strategic planning process, ensuring alignment of the plan with the internationally accepted 90-70-90 strategies, national policies for cancer prevention and control, and an evidence‑ and rights‑based approach.

The plan establishes clear and coherent priorities across the entire continuum of care – from primary prevention, early detection, and timely diagnosis to appropriate treatment and follow‑up – and strengthens governance and interprogrammatic coordination, creating a common framework for sustained action across the health system.

By defining targets, lines of action, and coordination mechanisms, the plan contributes to reducing territorial and population‑based gaps in access to essential services, particularly for women in situations of heightened vulnerability.

This achievement lays the institutional foundations for the progressive and sustainable implementation of cost‑effective interventions, enhances the system’s capacity to monitor progress and results, and contributes directly to reducing the incidence and mortality of a preventable disease, with expected positive impacts on women’s health and health outcomes across the life course.