Govt launches cervical cancer vaccine

GOVERNMENT yesterday launched the Human Papiloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for prevention of cervical cancer among girls under the age of 10 years.

Speaking at the launch in Beitbridge, Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa said: “We recognised that cervical cancer is the leading cancer in Zimbabwe.

“The major cause is HPV and they get that virus through sexual contact with men.”

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