This archive report was first published on 15 November 2019.
Published on November 15, 2019, the Ministry of Health's progress in vaccinating school girls against cervical cancer has been a significant achievement.
At least 280,000 school-going girls have received the lifesaving cancer vaccine since its launch almost a month ago.
Ministry of Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki presented details of the progress at the sidelines of the population conference that ended yesterday.
Ms Kariuki had met officials from the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation.
“Overall, 47 counties are offering the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine and 41 counties held ceremonial launches, with the rest expected to follow,” said the CS.
The HPV vaccine targets 800,000 school girls aged 10, at a cost of Sh800 million in its first phase. The government procured 1.3 million doses for this first phase.
The girls are expected to have two doses, six months apart.
