Nigeria: Over 300,000 Girls Vaccinated Against HPV in Ondo

Nigeria: Over 300,000 Girls Vaccinated Against HPV in Ondo

Mr Odimayo said this initiative marked a significant step in the state's commitment to preserving the health of young girls

Over 300,000 girls vaccinated against HPV in Ondo

Mr Odimayo said this initiative marked a significant step in the state's commitment to preserving the health of young girls The post Over 300,000 girls vaccinated against HPV in Ondo appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Cervical Cancer Screening among Female Public Health Students in the University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women aged 15 to 44, a period marked by high reproductive activity. Early detection and timely treatment are crucial in reducing mortality rates. This study was conducted between January 2024 and October 2024 and examined the knowledge, at...

HPV Vaccine: A life saving shot still out of reach for so many

Zeynep Sude Yeşildağ is a 4th year medical student, Nakhcivan State University, Azerbaijan According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally. In 2022, 660,000 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer. In the same year, 350,000 women died from cervical cancer, and 94% of these deaths happened in low- and middle-income countries.1 The link between HPV and cancer What makes such st…

Grassroots Mobilization Supports an End to Cervical Cancer in Nigeria

Saidu Kwamandi (second from right) joins an immunization team as they head to a local school to ensure every eligible girl receives the HPV vaccine. Credit: Kannah Terri Ibrahim, JSI “If I don’t protect my own, how can I ask others to do the same?” That question fuels Saidu Kwamandi’s relentless effort to transform health care access in his Nigerian community, one home, one school, and one family at a time. When the human papillomavirus (HPV) va…

Aiyedatiwa Urges Partnership for HPV Vaccination Campaign — Akelicious

The Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has called on the stakeholders in the state to support the ongoing Human Papilloma Virus vaccination to prevent infections that could cause cervical cancer in adolescent girls. Already, the governor disclosed that a total of 321,008 adolescent girls in the state had been vaccinated. He stated this at the official launch of the Oya Campaign on Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination and Adolescent Nutrition…