Girls' Vaccination Against Human Papilloma Virus Starts In Kogi — WHO

ACCORDING to the World Health Organization (WHO), Kogi State is anticipated to see a spike in the number of girls between the ages of nine and fourteen receiving the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination.

Dr. Muktar Raji Toyosi, the WHO's Kogi State Team Leader, revealed this while leading his group on an advocacy visit to the State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, or NUJ, in Lokoja.

Girls between the ages of 9 and 14 should have the immunization, according to Dr. Toyosi, who also mentioned that the vaccination is anticipated to begin on May 27.

The purpose of the continuous sensitization, according to the WHO State Team Leader, is to inform and educate the public about the need of vaccinating their female child in order to guard against cervical cancer in the future.

He emphasized that despite the vaccine's initial scarcity and difficulty in obtaining, the government has finally made it available, which is good news.

Human Papillomavirus, or HPV, primarily affects women, according to Dr. Ahmed Attah, a former chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in Kogi State and current WHO State Technical Assistant. He also mentioned that vaccination of girls is a preventive measure against the infection.

To support the government's program investment, he pleaded with parents and guardians to make sure their kids received the immunization.

Seidu Ademu Haruna, the NUJ's Kogi State Chairman, responded by describing the health sector as extremely important and emphasizing that the government's HPV vaccination was a positive move in the right direction.

He pledged the State NUJ's support in the team's efforts to reach its objectives of enlightening, teaching, and raising public awareness of the importance of embracing the vaccine and bringing out their daughters when they are old enough to receive it.