14,000 adolescent girls of Tanahun being administered HPV vaccination

KATHMANDU: As many as 14,000 adolescent girl students in the district will be vaccinated against cervical cancer.

A total of 14,278 girl students studying in all 10 local schools of the district will be vaccinated against HPV.

Chief of the District Health Office, Shankar Babu Adhikari informed that the HPV vaccination campaign will be conducted during coming February 4-12.

In the first phase, the campaign will be conducted in Byas Municipality, Bhanu Municipality, Devghat, Bandipur and Aanbukhaireni Rural Municipalities from Feb 4-7, while in the second phase, the vaccination campaign will be conducted in Shuklagandaki Municipality, Bhimad Municipality, Myagde, Rishing and Ghiring Rural Municipalities during Feb 9-12.

A total of 14,278 girl students including 14,078 school-going from grade 6 to 10 and 200 non-school going students will be vaccinated, Adhikari informed.