Objective:

To know the strategies to take responsibility for vaccination against human papillomavirus infection in Latin America through an international thematic review to find experiences that contribute to maintain satisfactory results in Colombia.

Materials and methods:

A review of international literature in Spanish, English and Portuguese about the state of implementation and achievement of the vaccination programs used in Latin America was carried out using the Medline, Embase and Cochrane Library electronic databases, portals of the World Health Organization and Pan American Health Organization, governmental websites, and websites specialized in cancer control.

Results:

Ninety-seven references were reviewed. Ten countries in the region incorporated the vaccine doses in their program among 9 and 13 years old girls. They perform several short-term strategies to maintain their coverage rates, being the articulation between the health-education sectors, the context recognition, and their obligatory nature the most successful.

Conclusion:

The situation in other countries regarding the implementation of an HPV-vaccination program shows that the alliance between healthcare, education and communication is the key to the sustainability of satisfactory results. Educating and raising awareness can maintain the articulation with the community. The acceptance or rejection of the vaccine depends on the degree of information of the population. Therefore, consultation with health-professionals and the application of informed consent are useful to reduce uncertainty.

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