Contact us

For immunisation information, phone 0800 IMMUNE (0800 466 863)

Ministry of Health

HPV Project Team
PO Box 5013
WELLINGTON

Ph: (04) 496 2000
Fax: (04) 496 2340

Email: hpv@moh.govt.nz
Website: www.moh.govt.nz

The HPV vaccine does not replace the need for regular smear tests. The vaccine is a prescription medicine. Medicines have benefits and risks. Talk to your doctor or nurse regarding the benefits and risks of this vaccine and to check eligibility.

The World Health Organization endorses HPV vaccination programmes as part of an integrated cervical cancer prevention strategy that includes cervical cancer screening and sexual health education. – WHO Position Paper on HPV Vaccination, Weekly Epidemiological Record, 9 April 2009