Women urged to go for cervical cancer screenings

Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) chief executive Rolf Hansen has called on women to get screened for cervical cancer. “January is cervical cancer awareness month, the type of cancer currently ranked number two after breast cancer,” he says. Cervical cancer is one of the few cancers that is largely preventable through human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, […]

Ghana intensifies HPV vaccination drive: GHS moves nationwide to protect every girl child

myjoyonline.com - 10/Oct 15:35

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has intensified its nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign to protect girls aged 9 to 14 from...

Health Minister launches free HPV vaccination campaign to protect girls from cervical cancer

myjoyonline.com - 09/Oct 15:25

Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has officially launched the National Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign aimed at eliminating...

Ashanti Region gears up for HPV vaccination rollout on 7 October

asaaseradi.com - 04/Oct 23:43

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has urged religious and traditional leaders across Ghana to support a nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV)...

Can the US achieve cervical cancer herd immunity?

- 01/Oct 09:56

The human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for at least 95% of the 660,000 cervical cancer diagnoses globally. But US research shows the tremendous...

Upper West Region rolls out HPV vaccine to safeguard young girls from cervical cancer

asaaseradi.com - 09/Oct 09:51

The Upper West Regional Health Directorate has officially launched the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign aimed at protecting girls from...

Herd immunity from HPV vaccine provides protection even for unvaccinated women

news.medical.net - 30/Sep 01:54

A large, long-term study led by an Albert Einstein College of Medicine researcher has found that the introduction of the human papillomavirus (HPV)...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: What to know about exams, risk factors

wn.com - 02/Oct 04:36

CARBONDALE — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Among women, breast cancer is the second-most common behind skin cancer, and accounts for...

HPV vaccine safe – Health Director assures as Eastern region joins fight against cervical cancer

asaaseradi.com - 08/Oct 21:09

Health authorities in the Eastern Region have assured the public that the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is safe, urging parents and teachers to...

Ghana launches HPV Vaccine campaign to protect 2.4million girls from cervical cancer

modernghana.com - 10/Oct 13:49

Ghana has launched its first nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign to protect millions of girls from cervical cancer. The...

Volta parents welcome HPV vaccination drive, GHS reassure public of their safety

myjoyonline.com - 10/Oct 15:26

Parents and guardians across the Volta Region have expressed confidence and relief as the nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign...

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