1989

VCS created Australia’s first cervical screening register

1991

Australia introduces National Cervical Screening Program

2006

Prof. Ian Frazer with support of Cancer Council develop HPV Vaccine

2007

Australia first to introduce a national HPV vaccination program

Routine school-based vaccination of adolescent girls; two-year catch up all women aged up to 26 years through GP

2008

VCS: HPV Vaccination Program Register established by VCS

2009

Research: Australian world first data shows a decline in genital warts

2010

Research: Aus cervical cancer incidence rates in women aged 25+ halved due to screening program

2011

Research: Australian world first data shows a decline in cervical precancer Research: Australian world first data shows a decline in HPV infection

2013

Australia introduced vaccination for adolescent males

2015

Research: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - precancerous abnormalities have now dropped by 41% nationally in women aged 20-24 years

2017

Research: evidence demonstrates that primary HPV screening is more effective than cytology in Australia Renewal of NCSP; HPV self-collection becomes joins Pathways

2019

Australia predicted to become first country to approach cervical cancer elimination Research: The projected timeframe until cervical cancer elimination in Australia: a modelling study (CCNSW)

2018

Next generation nonavalent vaccine was introduced Australian Immunisation Register incorporates HPV vaccination data from VCS HPV register Research: published in Lancet Public Health Cervical Cancer likely to be eliminated within 20 years (CCNSW) WHO: call for action toward achieving the global elimination of cervical cancer

2020

WHO adopts Australian resolution strategy and announces global elimination strategy

2021

Research: Less invasive cervical screening could be offered to all women