By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. POYAI, Thailand — Maikaew Panomyai did a little dance coming out of the examination room, switching her hips, waving her fists in the air and crowing, in her limited English: “Everything’s O.K.! Everything’s O.K.!” Translation: The nurse just told me I do not have cervical cancer, and even the little white […]
Govt urged to provide free cervical cancer vaccines
From an article in The Bangkok Post A Disease Control Department vaccine specialist yesterday called on the Public Health Ministry to introduce a free-of-charge vaccination programme for cervical cancer so all girls who need the drug will have access to it. Renowned virologist Prasert Thongcharoen, a vaccine adviser at the DCD, said the Public Health […]