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12/02/2015: Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination Campaign 2015 

The City of Johannesburg Health Department together with Gauteng Department of Health will be embarking in a campaign to provide the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine to school-going girls.
The campaign which started in 2014 has been undertaken annually. This year’s theme is “Protecting South African Girls against Cancer of the Cervix”. The vaccine will be administered in a schedule of two doses at six months interval, targeting all young girls in grade four who are nine years and older in all public schools including special schools.

The first dose (HPV1) will be administered as from 23 February – 20 March 2015 and the (HPV2) will take place from 29 September – 31 October 2015. The purpose of this intervention is to prevent cervical cancer.

Almost 80% of cervical cancers are caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). The virus can infect the genital area and cause a genital wart or cervical and other cancers. The vaccination prevents the virus from developing on the cervix.

“The Department of Health teams will visit public and special education schools during the campaign to administer free HPV vaccination to girls in Grade Four in 2015 who are nine years and older”, says Clr Nonceba Molwele, the Member of the Mayoral Committee for Health and Social Development in the City of Johannesburg.

“Parents need to ensure that they have signed and returned the consent forms which they will receive from the school that their child attends. No girl will be vaccinated without parental consent”, emphasises Molwele.

For more information please contact:
Nkosinathi Nkabinde
Communication Specialist
City of Johannesburg
Group Communication & Marketing
Tel: (011) 407 - 6477
Cell: 083 408 7787
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Website: www.joburg.org.za