By: Eleni Stamatoukou, Borislav Visnjic, Xhorxhina Bami, Madalin Necsutu, Hamdi Firat Buyuk, Azem Kurtic, Katarina Baletic, Vuk Tesija, Sinisa Jakov Marusic
Most Balkan countries only began offering free vaccines for the HPV virus in the past three years. Amid continuing vaccine scepticism across the region after the coronavirus pandemic, uptake rates remain relatively low.