For more information, phone 0800 IMMUNE (0800 466 863).
New Zealand sites
www.medsafe.govt.nz – Medsafe is the medicines safety arm of the Ministry of Health and responsible for regulating medicines in New Zealand. On their website you can find their Consumer Medicine Information Sheet and Datasheet on the HPV vaccine, Gardasil®.
www.moh.govt.nz/immunisation - For more information about the Ministry of Health’s HPV immunisation programme, the National Immunisation Schedule and the Immunisation Handbook.
www.hpv.org.nz - The New Zealand HPV Project website aims to provide support and education for people with HPV.
www.immune.org.nz – The website of the Immunisation Advisory Centre, part of the University of Auckland, provides a wealth of factual information about immunisation and vaccines for the public and health professionals.
www.nsu.govt.nz - Information about the National Cervical Screening Programme and smear tests.
carm.otago.ac.nz - The Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring.
www.oneforthegirls.org.nz – This website was designed by students from the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) for Auckland District Health Board to provide information about the cervical cancer prevention initiative for girls and young women.
www.bestshot.co.nz - Information about Gardasil® by its New Zealand distributor - CSL Biotherapies Ltd.
International sites
The World Health Organization directs and coordinates health across the United Nations. It provides leadership on global health matters and evidence-based policy.
The Australian Department of Health and Ageing provides information on the Australian HPV programme, including information on vaccine safety from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration.
The Food and Drug Administration is the regulatory authority for medicines in the USA.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a world-leading authority on protecting populations from disease and disease control. Their website has comprehensive information about HPV and the HPV vaccine.
The European Medicines Agency is the regulatory authority for medicines in Europe.
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada has put together this website, which provides a wealth of information for teens, adults, parents, teachers and health professionals about HPV and the HPV vaccine.
