Nigeria fights cervical cancer with HPV vaccine, extends campaign across country

First introduced as part of the routine immunisation programme in October last year the HPV vaccine, developed to help prevent cervical cancer, was extended to a majority of Nigerian states on Monday.

In the country’s southwestern Oyo state, health workers took part in a drive to spread information about the vaccine in local villages.

“We have heard about the cervical cancer before now and we are aware of the disease it creates, that’s why I asked my daughter to go get vaccinated as a preventive measure,” said Ramotalai Awoniran, after her daughter received the vaccine.

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