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About Us

Australia's cervical cancer charity

Since 2007, we have been working to prevent cervical cancer and to support everyone impacted by it.

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Who we are

ACCF is Australia's cervical cancer charity.

Since 2007, the Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation (ACCF) is the only consumer-focused cancer charity in Australia dedicated exclusively to prevent cervical cancer and to support all individuals impacted by a cancer in cervix and cervical abnormalities. We create community awareness and education on HPV, cervical health, and cervical cancer to improve health outcomes for women and people with a cervix.

Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation is a not-for-profit unlisted public company limited by guarantee, incorporated in Australia.

Did you know cervical cancer is preventable?

Every two minutes, somewhere in the world, family and friends mourn the loss of a wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, or friend from cervical cancer. At ACCF, we won't rest until cervical cancer becomes history.

In Australia, the HPV vaccine is freely available to all school-aged girls and boys. Eligible Australians can also access the Cervical screening test (formerly the Pap test or Pap smear), now available as self-collection cervical screening in all GP practices. Cervical cancer is curable, and we are well on track to eliminate this mostly preventable disease by 2035.

Our history

At ACCF, we believe all women and people with a cervix should have access to reliable, preventative healthcare – regardless of where they live.
2006

Professor Ian Frazer was awarded Australian of the Year for his invention of the Gardasil Vaccine. However, he knew that the HPV vaccine may never reach the people who need it the most – girls and women in developing countries.

2007

Our story began when our founders Mike and Lenore Willie used their own funds to purchase vaccines. With their connections to the Australian Embassy in Nepal, the couple travelled to Kathmandu and vaccinated the first Nepalese girls against HPV. From this adventure, ACCF was born.

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