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Nigeria to vaccinate 7.7 million girls against leading cause of cervical cancer
By UN News
Oct 24, 2023 8:14 am

Nigeria introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunisation system on Tuesday, aiming to reach 7.7 million girls in the largest single round of HPV vaccinations across Africa.

In Nigeria, cervical cancer is the third most common cancer and the second most frequent cause of cancer deaths among women aged between 15 and 44.

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