KATHMANDU, Feb 4: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has officially launched a free HPV vaccination campaign against cervical cancer across the country starting today.
PM Oli launched the campaign by providing health kits to health workers of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-3 at a special program organized by the Ministry of Health and Population at Shivapuri Secondary School in Maharajgunj on the occasion of the World Cancer Day.
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This campaign is being conducted simultaneously across the country from today until February 19. Around 1.7 million girls, including those studying in classes 6 to 10 in schools across the country and those aged 10 to 14 outside schools, are set to receive this vaccine.
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