The first cancer we can eliminate.
Andalusia has changed its cervical cancer screening model: from incidental findings to a population-based programme with HPV testing. For this change to work, professionals and patients need clear information, shared criteria and reliable answers. Conecta VPH is where to find them.
Human papillomavirus virion · icosahedral capsid
Where this starts.
Diseases related to the human papillomavirus are largely preventable. Prevention rests on effective screening programmes and on vaccination.
In Andalusia, organised population screening is already in place for cervical cancer, in line with European and national recommendations. Work is under way in other HPV-related areas — such as anal cancer screening in at-risk populations — though without standardised population programmes yet.
Why Conecta VPH
This change of model is not only technical and organisational: it calls for deep, consistent and continuing training of the professionals involved.
Conecta VPH Andalucía exists to support that transition with a stable, practical and collaborative space bringing together current knowledge and emerging advances: continuing education, clinical resources and public information.
cervical cancer cases diagnosed in Andalusia in 2024
Regional Government of Andalusia
cases per 100,000 women: the WHO threshold for declaring it eliminated
WHO · 90-70-90 strategy
HPV vaccination coverage among girls in Andalusia — already at the WHO target
Regional Government of Andalusia, 2026
target year for screening to reach 100% of the eligible population
Andalusian screening programme
Clinicians and patients do not need the same thing.
The current site handles this with a pop-up on arrival that forces a choice before you know what is on offer. Here each area has its own entrance, and you can switch profile at any time.
Resolve it in clinic
You need precision and speed: what the protocol says for this case, right now.
- Screening calculator and algorithms
- Training by professional role
- Library of clinical guidelines
- Research and multicentre studies
Understand without alarm
You have received a result and want to know what it means. HPV is very common and almost always transient.
- What HPV is, in plain language
- What my result means
- How follow-up works, step by step
- Questions answered by specialists
Seven specialists, seven careers, one shared purpose.
Dr Carmen Álvarez Obstetrics and Gynaecology H. U. de Jerez de la Frontera
- Accredited in colposcopy
- Member of AEPCC
A gynaecologist at the University Hospital of Jerez de la Frontera, where her clinical work focuses on lower genital tract pathology and colposcopy. She combines her clinical practice with teaching for healthcare professionals and with outreach work aimed at patients.
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Dr Marta de la Peña Obstetrics and Gynaecology H. Comarcal de la Axarquía, Málaga
- Accredited in colposcopy
- Member of AEPCC
She coordinates the Lower Genital Tract Pathology Unit at the Axarquía District Hospital in Málaga. Her work focuses on the assessment and treatment of cervical lesions detected through screening, and on coordination with primary care.
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Dr Gabriel Fiol Obstetrics and Gynaecology Universidad de Almería
- Coordinator of the PAIDI research group GAEPI-VPH
- President of SAGO
A lecturer at the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Almería, linked to the Princesa Leonor Maternity and Children's Hospital. His clinical work centres on lower genital tract pathology and gynaecological oncology, with extensive experience in open, laparoscopic and robotic surgery. He combines clinical practice with intensive teaching and outreach aimed at professionals, patients and the general public, and drives international cooperation initiatives.
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Dr Nieves Cabezas Obstetrics and Gynaecology H. U. Virgen Macarena, Sevilla
- Accredited in colposcopy
- Member of AEPCC
A gynaecologist at the Virgen Macarena University Hospital in Seville, accredited in colposcopy. She takes part in the project's outreach work and explains in video why smoking makes it harder for the body to clear HPV.
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Celia Pedrero Palacios Specialist Nurse in Obstetrics and Gynaecology · midwife C. S. Molino de la Vega, Huelva
- Midwife in the Andalusian Health Service
- Member of the Andalusian Association of Midwives
A midwife with more than twenty years of practice, she works in the multidisciplinary coordination team of the project. Her work links sample taking, counselling women through the screening pathway and coordination between primary care and gynaecology.
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Dr Lorena Fernández Obstetrics and Gynaecology H. Juan Ramón Jiménez, Huelva
- Accredited in colposcopy
- Member of AEPCC
A gynaecologist at the Juan Ramón Jiménez Hospital in Huelva, working in gynaecological oncology and lower genital tract pathology. Her work combines the management of screening-detected lesions with training activity within the programme.
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Dr Marta Martínez Díez Obstetrics and Gynaecology H. R. U. de Málaga
- Member of GAEPI-VPH
- Accredited in colposcopy
- Member of AEPCC
A gynaecologist in the Cervical Pathology Unit of the Málaga Regional University Hospital. She takes part in the training and outreach work of the project, and appears in the video explaining HPV latency to patients.
View professional profileStep by step: the journey of Conecta VPH
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ConectaVPH at the IA BiC Awards 2026
The project attended the first edition of an awards scheme recognising artificial intelligence applied to healthcare in Spain.
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The team at the Eurogin 2026 Congress
Part of the team took part in the leading international multidisciplinary congress on HPV, held from 18 to 21 March.
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Project launch and signing of the ten-point charter
On International HPV Awareness Day, scientific societies and patient associations signed a joint ten-point charter for the elimination of cancers linked to the virus.
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Supported by
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Grupo Andaluz para el Estudio y la Prevención de la Infección por VPH - Sociedad Andaluza de Ginecología y Obstetricia
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Asociación Andaluza de Matronas, Ceuta y Melilla
