Siraha to Conduct HPV Vaccination Campaign in Two Phases Targeting Adolescent Girls

Siraha. To prevent cervical cancer, an immunization campaign against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) targeting adolescent girls will be conducted in Siraha in two phases.

According to Sunita Kandel, Vaccine Inspector at the Siraha Health Office, the first phase of the vaccination drive will take place in eight local levels from Magh 25 to Falgun 2, while the second phase will be conducted in the remaining nine municipalities from Falgun 4 to 10.

“Last year, about nine percent of female students across the district were missed by the HPV vaccination. This time, the campaign is being organized to cover all of them,” said Vaccine Inspector Kandel. According to her, girls aged 11 to 14 who have dropped out of school will also be included in this campaign.

The campaign targets female students studying in Grade 6, girls outside of school who have completed 10 years but not yet reached 11 years of age, and female students from Grade 7 to 10 who missed the vaccination campaign last year.

According to Bindeshwor Chaudhary, Chief of the Health Section of Lahan Municipality, two percent of female students in Lahan Municipality were deprived of the vaccine during last year's campaign. To make the vaccination drive effective, Lahan Municipality today completed a one-day orientation program for the municipal-level vaccine coordination committee.

Similarly, the Health Section stated that a ward-level orientation program will be organized on Tuesday in the presence of local health volunteers.