THE City of Puerto Princesa government launched a unified effort to combat human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and cervical cancer among female schoolchildren through a vaccination campaign, supported by various public and private partners.

The campaign targeted the immunization of 3,000 students across 15 Puerto Princesa schools over the course of 1 month. Its goal was to help reduce cervical cancer cases in the country — a disease largely attributed to HPV infection — in an effort to help protect mothers, sisters and daughters against cervical cancer.