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Regarding HPV, Chile has a national vaccination program. As the HPV Information Centre reports, "Current estimates indicate that every year 1441 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 734 die from the disease. Cervical cancer ranks as the 4th most frequent cancer among women in Chile and the 2nd most frequent cancer among women between 15 and 44 years of age. About 2.5% of women in the general population are estimated to harbour cervical HPV-16/18 infection at a given time, and 85.7% of invasive cervical cancers are attributed to HPVs 16 or 18."<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/CHL_FS.pdf Chile - Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016]</ref> | Regarding HPV, Chile has a national vaccination program. As the HPV Information Centre reports, "Current estimates indicate that every year 1441 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 734 die from the disease. Cervical cancer ranks as the 4th most frequent cancer among women in Chile and the 2nd most frequent cancer among women between 15 and 44 years of age. About 2.5% of women in the general population are estimated to harbour cervical HPV-16/18 infection at a given time, and 85.7% of invasive cervical cancers are attributed to HPVs 16 or 18."<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/CHL_FS.pdf Chile - Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016]</ref> | ||
====Testing Facilities==== | ====Testing Facilities==== | ||
====Support==== | ====Support==== | ||
* [ www.asosida.cl Asamblea de Organizaciones Sociales y ONG's con trabajo en VIH/SIDA - ASOSIDA]: Address: San Ignacio N° 165, Santiago, Telephone: +5626720000, Fax: +5626720000. Email: asambleavih@gmail.com | |||
* [www.caletasur.cl Corporación Caleta Sur]: Address: Buenaventura 03906, Lo Espejo, Santiago. Telephone: +56 2 5640388. Email: caletasur@caletasur.cl | |||
* [http://acciongay.cl Corporación Chilena de Prevención del SIDA - ACCIONGAY]: Address: San Ignacio N° 165, Santiago, Telephone: +5626720000, Fax: +5626720000, Email: comunicaciones@acciongay.cl. | |||
* [http://web.minsal.cl/vih_sida_its Programa Nacional de Prevención y Control del VIH/SIDA e ITS - Centro de Documentación]: Address: Mac-Iver 541, oficina 68, Santiago, Telephone: +5625740673, Fax: +5626395040. | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||