22 Mar 2019, 9:00 AM
A national vaccination programme to prevent cervical cancer was launched Thursday as pledged in the new administration’s 100-day action plan.
The HPV vaccine will be provided to girls aged 10 to 14 years at schools and health centres, according to the Health Protection Agency. The vaccine is administered with shots to the upper arm in two doses six months apart.
Three students at the Thajuddeen School in Malé were given the vaccine at a ceremony held to inaugurate the national campaign. Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Yumna Maumoon, chief guest of the ceremony, handed certificates to the girls.
Once the two-month campaign is successfully conducted, girls will be provided the vaccine when they reach 10 years of age and it will be included in the national vaccine schedule, the HPA said.
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