Tanahun District to Vaccinate Over 2,600 Adolescent Girls Against Cervical Cancer
Summary
Tanahun District plans to vaccinate 2,625 adolescent girls with the HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer from Magh 29 to Falgun 5 this year.
Key Points
- Tanahun District will vaccinate 2,625 adolescent girls with the HPV vaccine against cervical cancer.
- The Provincial Public Health Office will administer the vaccine to girls in Grades 6 to 10 and out-of-school girls aged 10 to 14 who missed vaccination last year.
- In the previous year, 14,135 adolescent girls in Tanahun were vaccinated.
- Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer among women and the HPV vaccine is most effective when given in early adolescence.
