HPV vaccination campaign final phase launched

The government on Thursday launched the final phase of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign in Barishal, Chattogram, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Sylhet and Rangpur divisions, with the support of the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), UNICEF and WHO to protect 6.2 million girls aged 10-14 against cervical cancer, reports UNB.

This final phase campaign will span for a month building on the success of the first phase of protecting more than 1.5 million girls with the HPV vaccine in October 2023 in the Dhaka division.