New National HPV Network Launches with Call for Action on HPV Awareness and Cancer Prevention

Dublin, 4 March 2026 – A new national coalition of health, advocacy and research organisations – HPV Network Ireland – has officially launched today, on International HPV Awareness Day (4 March), with a shared mission to strengthen public understanding of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and how it can cause six different cancers in men and women.

Every year in Ireland, there are approximately 640 new cases of HPV-associated cancers diagnosed and 196 cancer deaths, most of which are potentially preventable by HPV vaccination.1