In underserved communities, families often seek healthcare when someone is already unwell, while preventive services can be harder to prioritise. For newer vaccines such as HPV, this can make confidence and familiarity especially important.
In Orangi Town, AMAN tested a different approach by bringing HPV vaccination into a broader community medical camp. Families could consult gynaecologists, paediatricians, and general physicians, access family planning and routine immunisation services, receive prescribed medicines, and get HPV counselling and vaccination in the same setting. The camp was organised in collaboration with the District Health Office, EPI Sindh, the Population Welfare Department, and the district administration.
More than 250 community members accessed services during the one-day camp. The approach was based on a simple principle: when families already trust healthcare providers for treatment, their recommendations about prevention can carry greater weight. By placing HPV vaccination alongside familiar clinical care, AMAN made cervical cancer prevention part of a broader healthcare experience rather than presenting it as a standalone campaign.
The initiative also brought health, immunisation, population welfare, and district administration together around a shared community platform, showing how preventive services can be integrated into care that families already use.
Sometimes, building confidence in prevention starts by bringing it into the care people already trust.