By Oluwatoyin Adegoke
Ogun State Government, through the State Primary Healthcare Development Board, has announced plans to vaccinate more than five hundred thousand girls in the State against the Human Papilloma Virus, HPV.
The Executive Secretary of the board, Dr Elijah Ogunsola who stated this at a media parley in Abeokuta said those to be covered were girls between the ages of nine and fourteen years
Dr Ogunsola who explained that the Human Papilloma Virus remained one of the major causes of cervical cancer among women, with twelve thousand and seventy-five new cases recorded in Nigeria, urged the people to embrace the vaccine, with a view to checking the spread of the virus.
The Executive Secretary of the State Primary Healthcare Development Board said the 5-day campaign for the vaccine would commence on Tuesday 24th October, 2023 and would be available in all State-owned facilities, public and private schools, religious houses and marketplaces among others.
He pointed out that the vaccine was targeted at young adults and pre-teens yet to be sexually active, expressing assurance that the move would serve as a preventive measure against cervical cancer.
Similarly, the State Coordinator, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Mrs Victoria Adebiyi affirmed that the vaccine remained safe, effective and free, contrary to the myths and rumours being peddled in some quarters.
She appealed to all stakeholders including, traditional rulers, parents, Religious groups and market women to encourage the acceptance of the vaccine among the people, especially in the rural areas.
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