By Edwin Musoni About 100,000 girls in primary schools will benefit from a new vaccine against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) which causes cervical cancer. This was revealed by the head of adolescent and reproductive health in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Diane Mutamba, in an interview with The New Times. “The official launch of the […]
Zimbabwe: Government to Assess Vaccination Programme
GOVERNMENT will add three more new vaccines if the ongoing vaccination programme to wipe out two main child killer diseases under the immunisation month is successful, a health official has revealed. Government is targeting to eradicate measles and polio as well as reducing child deaths from vaccines-preventable diseases under the ongoing programme. In an interview […]
Rwanda: Vaccination Against Cervical Cancer Soon to Begin
Rwanda is scheduled to begin mass vaccination of young women against what they say is cervical cancer despite the fact that HPV vaccines have not been proven to prevent cancer; despite the fact that post-vaccination women will still need the same recommended cancer screening that is recommended before vaccination. Is adequate gynecological care available to […]
Vaccination begins at Tunisia-Libya border camp
World Health Organisation 15 March 2011 Shousha transit camp, Tunisia–Tunisian Ministry of Public Health, supported by WHO, UNICEF and other health partners, started a vaccination campaign for an estimated 100 children under 5 years currently residing in camps. Strong winds and whirling sand are slowing down preparations, but the organizers are aware of the critical […]
Cancer threat to millions of women
By Zinhle Mapumulo Shocking fresh figures reveal that up to two thirds of South African women are at risk of developing deadly cervical cancer, which is linked to the deaths of more than 3000 women each year. A World Health Organisation (WHO) report indicates that close to 17 million local women, mostly black women between […]
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