MoH rolls out HPV vaccination

Lifeline: The HPV vaccine
Lifeline: The HPV vaccine

The Ministry of Health rolled out its nationwide Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination campaign among young girls in primary schools yesterday.

The vaccination campaign, one of very few in Africa, will be carried out until February 27.

The HPV vaccine is known to prevent most cases of cervical cancer in females, if it is given before exposure to the virus.  In addition, it can prevent vaginal and vulvar cancer in females, and genital warts and anal cancer in both males and females. Addressing the media recently, Deputy Permanent Secretary – Preventative Health Services, Shenaaz El-Halabi said the campaign is aimed at girls between Standard five and seven as well as out-of-schoolgirls aged between nine and 13 years.

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