In Malawi, the Ministry of Health has said it has managed to vaccinate over 230,000 girls with the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine since the campaign was rolled out in January 2019.

Ministry of Health Spokesperson, Joshua Malango told Malawi News Agency (Mana) on Thursday that currently there is an overwhelming demand for the vaccine among the girls.

Federal Ministry of Health of Nigeria we need the HPV vaccine for our young girls in Nigeria! We are calling on you to introduce the HPV vaccine into the country's routine immunisation programme.

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women in Nigeria accounting for about 26 deaths each day.

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Help us protect our girls and save a generation from cervical cancer.

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