The Nairobi Metropolitan Services through the various primary schools in Nairobi has sent letters of consent to parents to have their daughters aged above 9 years get vaccinated against the Human papillomavirus (HPV).
‘Cervical cancer is the second killing cancer disease in women in the world and it’s only cancer which can be prevented through vaccination. Parent’s, kindly sign the consent below to allow us to vaccinate your child’, the letter by NMS said in part.
According to internet sources, HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI). Many people with HPV don’t develop any symptoms but can still infect others through sexual contact. Symptoms may include warts on the genitals or surrounding skin. There’s no cure for the virus and warts may go away on their own. Treatment focuses on removing the warts. A vaccine that prevents the HPV strains most likely to cause genital warts and cervical cancer is recommended for boys and girls.