Girls studying in grade 6 in schools across the district are being vaccinated against cervical cancer.
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Preparations to administer the HPV vaccine to teenage girls in Gulmi have reached the final stage.
The Health Office Gulmi has informed the District Level Immunization Coordination Committee about the preparation and has reached the final stage. This vaccination will be conducted from Magh 24 to Falgun 2.
The HPV vaccine is being administered to girls studying in grade 6 in schools across the district. This vaccine will be given to girls in the 10-year age group who are not going to school, girls studying in grades 7 to 10 who missed out last year, and girls aged 11 to 14 who are not going to school, said Tara Bahadur Karki, Public Health Inspector of the Health Office Gulmi. This year, preparations are underway to give this vaccine to 2,465 girls across the district.
This vaccination was administered as a campaign last year. It is being administered regularly from this year. This vaccination will be administered as a regular vaccination in Falgun next year. The health office is preparing to provide this vaccine to all schools and to those who are exempted through the nearest health institution.
Dron Bahadur Khatri, head of the District Coordination Committee Gulmi and coordinator of the District-level Vaccination Coordination Committee, urged the target group to be provided with quality, safe and reliable means. He said that since each vaccine costs more than 9 thousand rupees, everyone should be aware of this and get vaccinated. 'All the target groups must get the vaccine anyway,' he said, 'In this, all health workers should deliver quality and safe vaccines to the concerned groups.'
