{{Kenya has moved to protect girls and women against the deadly cervical cancer by embracing a new vaccine.}}<\/p>\n
The delivery of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into the country last week makes Kenya the first country to protect girls aged 9- 13-years against cervical cancer.<\/p>\n
The country delivered the first vaccine soon after GAVI Alliance, an organisation spearheading support for the vaccines, announced a lower price in developing countries.<\/p>\n
In Kenya, the HPV vaccinations, which targets at least 30 million girls in more than 40 countries for protection against cervical cancer by the year 2020, will initially be introduced in a county as part of the pilot project before it is rolled over nationally.<\/p>\n
The first round of the project took place at Central Primary School in Kitui County.<\/p>\n
The HPV vaccination will be given to close to 20,000 girls in Kitui, with health education on HPV and cervical cancer, hygiene and hand washing being provided to both sexes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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