Have you protected your 10-14 year old girl against Cervical Cancer with the HPV Vaccine ?
Cervical cancer is deadly, and its treatment can be very costly. However, it is preventable.
Protect your girl from cervical cancer with the HPV vaccine. The Ministry of Health recommends the safe and effective HPV vaccine to protect girls aged 10 to 14 from cervical cancer.
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Just as you have gotten your girl her other vaccines, the HPV vaccine is another way to protect her. This time from cervical cancer.
What is HPV and Cervical Cancer?
Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths for women in Kenya. Everyday 9 women die from cervical cancer in Kenya.
Cervical cancer is a serious disease that affects the opening of the womb in women.
It is caused by the Human Papilloma Virus also known as HPV.
HPV is a common virus that can cause six types of cancer and 99% of cervical cancer cases are linked to HPV infections.
While all of this is scary, there is a way we can prevent it and protect our girls.
What is the HPV vaccine?
The HPV vaccine is another critical step to safeguard your girls from a very real and preventable threat: cervical cancer.
The vaccine is highly effective in preventing cervical cancer.
The HPV vaccine is safe, effective, and is approved Ministry of Health and recommended by the National Medical Association for girls aged 10 to 14.
HPV vaccine around the world
The HPV vaccine is not new, it has been widely used in countries like the U.S., Canada, and Japan since 2006, with over 200 million doses administered worldwide.
This vaccine has been available for over 18 years, and health workers vaccinate more than 6 million girls each year.