Countries Join Forces to Eliminate Cancer

The United States, along with Australia, India, and Japan, is deploying groundbreaking efforts to end cancer in the Indo-Pacific region, starting with the largely preventable cervical cancer, laying the groundwork for addressing other forms of cancer in the future.

The Quad Cancer Moonshot initiative will promote the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, increase access to screenings, and expand treatment options and care in underserved areas.

The goal is to strengthen the overall cancer care ecosystem in the Indo-Pacific region by improving health infrastructure, expanding research collaborations, building data systems, and providing more significant support for cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and care. The United States has pledged to invest $1.58 billion over five years, strengthening its commitment to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to deliver HPV vaccines in the Indo-Pacific region. America is looking to reduce the cancer death rate by at least half, preventing more than 4 million cancer deaths by 2047.