{{Kenya has moved to protect girls and women against the deadly cervical cancer by embracing a new vaccine.}}
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.
The country delivered the first vaccine soon after GAVI Alliance, an organisation spearheading support for the vaccines, announced a lower price in developing countries.
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.
The first round of the project took place at Central Primary School in Kitui County.
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.
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