Dhankuta District to Launch HPV Vaccination Campaign Against Cervical Cancer

Dhankuta. Under the regular school-centered vaccination program of the Government of Nepal, a campaign to administer the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine against cervical cancer will be conducted in Dhankuta district on the upcoming Magh 27, 28, and 29. The Health Office Dhankuta has made special preparations to protect its young girls from this disease, which is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women.According to statistics, 1,313 women die every year in Nepal due to cervical cancer, averaging four deaths daily. Eighty-eight percent of the global burden of this cancer lies in low- and middle-income countries like Nepal. Various studies...