HOUSE Committee on Health Vice Chairperson and BHW Partylist Representative Angelica Natasha Co vowed to prioritize the expansion of the School-Based Immunization Program (SBI) for human papillomavirus (HPV) in both public and private schools to protect female learners from cervical cancer.
"We're looking into policies in the National Immunization Program (NIP) that can be done to promote the 100 percent elimination of cervical cancer in the country, such as instituting HPV vaccination as part of the school-based immunization (SBI) program," Co said in a health forum organized by the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AMCHAM).
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