Cervical cancer vaccination services available from these seven hospitals
Hospital Director Dr. Shri Prasad Adhikari informed that immediately after Minister Basnet launched the campaign, vaccination will be started from the third floor of the hospital's OPD building.
KATHMANDU: Vaccination against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer, will begin on Wednesday. Mohan Bahadur Basnet, Minister of Health and Population, is set to commence the immunization campaign from the Charitable Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital in Thapathali.
Hospital Director Dr. Shri Prasad Adhikari informed that immediately after Minister Basnet launched the campaign, vaccination will be started from the third floor of the hospital’s OPD building.
Only girls born between Bhadra 30, 2065 and Bhadra 30, 2066, he claims, are eligible for this vaccine. He informed them that they would need to bring proof of age for immunization.
According to the Family Welfare Department, the first phase of the HPV vaccine program can be provided from 7 different hospitals around the country. HPV vaccination will be administered at Koshi Hospital in Koshi State, Narayan Hospital in Madhesh State, Pokhara Institute of Health Sciences in Gandaki State, Bheri Hospital Nepalgunj in Lumbini State, Birendranagar Hospital in Karnali State, and Dadeldhura Hospital in Sudurpaschim State, according to Dr. Abhiyan Gautam, Head of the Vaccination Branch under the Division.
This vaccination is meant to be administered to females who have completed 14 years of age but have not yet reached the age of 15. This vaccination is often administered to females between the ages of 9 and 14. The government of Nepal has imported 20,000 vials of vaccinations for girls.
The current HPV vaccine requires two doses at 6-month intervals. Several studies have indicated that if this vaccination is administered before the age of sexual intercourse, it is more effective. The first dosage of vaccination requires official confirmation of age, and the second dose requires the vaccination card from the previous dose.
Currently, the vaccine introduced by the government is a vaccine recognized by the World Health Organization. The said vaccine is a vaccine named Cicolin produced by the Chinese company Xiamen Innovax Biotech.
This vaccine was introduced in Nepal by Nandchem Drug Distributors. In the near future, the government has prepared to vaccinate all girls between the ages of 10 and 14 years and include them in the national-level routine vaccination program and provide them from health institutions that run routine vaccinations.
