I Survived Cervarix ‘I Survived Cervarix’ by Jenny Red, Philippines I thought the HPV vaccine Cervarix would protect me against cervical cancer. I thought I would be ‘armed’ for life. It only took one injection to find out I was wrong. My regular week used to consist of a 9-5 work schedule, 2-hour workouts at the […]
50,000 Abreñan Women Targeted for Tetanus Toxoid Supplemental Immunization
By Maritess B. Beñas BANGUED, Abra, July 17 (PIA) — Health authorities here have started moving around for the province-wide tetanus toxoid supplemental immunization activity targeting 50,000 Abrenan women aged 15-40. Abra is one of the nine provinces/cities in the country identified as highest risk for maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT). Because of this, the […]
DOH asked to hold cervical cancer screening in Bukidnon
By Walter I. Balane MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/3 June) – Board member Marivic Montesclaros, chair of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan’s committee on health, has filed a resolution urging the Department of Health to conduct a series of screening for cervical cancer in the province to encourage the women to avail of the newly formulated vaccine against the […]
Cervical Cancer/HPV, Vaccines and the RH Bill
By Truthsayer It’s difficult to ignore, if not downright impossible, all this talk lately about cervical cancer, HPV and Cervarix/Gardasil, a vaccine that’s currently being heavily promoted in the Philippines. Particularly because two of the loudest voices telling women to vaccinate are RH bill proponents, this is an issue about which people on both sides […]
MMDA spearheads cervical cancer protection for women traffic enforcers
MANILA, Philippines (PNA) — In a fitting tribute to the celebration of Women’s Month, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) spearheaded an information drive against cervical cancer for its women traffic enforcers and employees. Corazon Jimenez, MMDA general manager, led the information dissemination program last Tuesday in coordination with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), aimed at increasing the […]
