{"id":17173,"date":"2024-03-14T12:47:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T12:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17173"},"modified":"2024-03-14T12:47:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T12:47:46","slug":"guyana-to-intensify-hpv-vaccination-campaign-to-combat-cervical-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-to-intensify-hpv-vaccination-campaign-to-combat-cervical-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana to Intensify HPV Vaccination Campaign to Combat Cervical Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Samuel Gillis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Health is gearing up to bolster its vaccination efforts against the human papillomavirus (HPV), a leading cause of cervical cancer and other related complications in both females and males.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In collaboration with PAHO\/WHO, the Ministry of Health is hosting a two-day HPV Scientific Conference aimed at presenting evidence and lessons learned from countries regarding HPV vaccine introduction and its impact on cancer reduction and prevention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, affirmed Guyana&#8217;s commitment to combating cervical cancer through vaccination during the conference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He outlined ambitious plans to vaccinate 87,000 individuals this year, primarily targeting school-aged children through the school health program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gillis-HPV-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Anthony underscored the urgency of addressing cervical cancer, citing its status as the second most common cancer among women. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the importance of ensuring that every child in the country receives protection against HPV through vaccination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlighting the cost-effectiveness of vaccination compared to cancer treatment, Dr. Anthony emphasized that the primary focus would be on girls aged 9 to 15, followed by women aged 16 to 45, with the vaccination program also extending to include men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gillis-HPV-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, Dr. Anthony stressed the broader benefits of HPV vaccination for men, as it also helps prevent other conditions such as erectile cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister assured that Guyana has sufficient facilities and trained personnel across all villages and regions to administer vaccinations to all eligible individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Guyana intensifies its efforts to combat cervical cancer through HPV vaccination, the Ministry of Health is poised to make significant strides in reducing the burden of this preventable disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Gillis The Ministry of Health is gearing up to bolster its vaccination efforts against the human papillomavirus (HPV), a leading cause of cervical cancer and other related complications&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17174,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17173"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17177,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17173\/revisions\/17177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}