2023-09-28 18:20:36
22 vaccines will be available to protect against 30 diseases.
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This Saturday, September 30, the Ministry of Health will carry out the “vaccination for a Colombia without cervical cancer.” According to the ministry, all people living in Colombia will be able to access these vaccines, regardless of immigration status or affiliation status with the health system. (Read: Quadriplegic man moves his arms again through a “digital bridge” between his spinal cord and brain)
During this event, which will be held in alliance with the National Institute of Cancerology and the Colombian League against Cancer, 22 vaccines will also be available to protect against 30 diseases. It should be noted that all biologicals are free.
This September 30, girls from 9 to 17 years old can be vaccinated, also including 9-year-old boys. The vaccination schedule against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) becomes a single dose in this population group.
The objective, the ministry noted, is “to vaccinate 6,615 children under 9 years of age in the country against HPV: 3,238 girls and 3,377 boys. Families are also expected to catch up with vaccination schedules because all vaccines will be available.”
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The ministry indicated that, in total, there will be more than 3,000 vaccination points throughout the country. For example, the headquarters of the Colombian League Against Cancer will be enabled, its sections and chapters will join the vaccination day with the authorization of several points.
The vaccination day is part of the “Colombia without cervical cancer” strategy, approved by the World Health Assembly in 2020. It focuses on three pillars that must be met before 2023. (You can read: How to access an abortion from the EPS in Colombia?)
1. Vaccinate 90% of girls ages 9 to 17 and boys ages 9 to 17 against HPV.
2. Screen women ages 25 to 29 with cytology and women ages 30 to 65 with HPV-DNA testing.
3. Treat women who presented an injury in early detection tests in a timely and effective manner.
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer in the world and the fourth cause of cancer death in women. In Colombia, it is diagnosed mainly in women between 35 and 45 years old. (You may be interested: The WHO proposes to ban smoking and vaping in schools around the world)
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