GDE calls on parents to ensure girl children don't miss out on HPV single-dose vaccine

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Noluthando Ngeno

18 February 2024 | 8:35

In an effort to fight cervical cancer, the department has been running an HPV single-dose vaccination campaign since January, mainly targetting girls from the age of nine and upwards. The campaign is set to end in late March.

JOHANNESBURG - Gauteng Health Department MEC Nomantu Nkomo Ralehoko has called on parents and guardians to help protect their girl children against cervical cancer.

The department has been running an HPV single-dose vaccination campaign since January, mainly targetting girls from the age of nine.

The campaign is set to end on 20 March.

Spokesperson Motalatale Modiba:

"MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko has made a call to parents, caregivers, and legal guardians who have not yet signed the consent form to do so to ensure that their children do not miss out on the HPV single-dose vaccination campaign."

According to the United Nations, after breast cancer cervical cancer is the second most common and leading cause of death among women in South Africa.

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