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Jhapa. Four people die every day due to cervical cancer in Nepal. Cervical cancer, which is the second most common cancer in women after breast cancer, affects 2,169 people every year, according to Prakash Pathak, Public Health Officer of the District Health Office. Of these, 61 percent, or 1,313 people, die every year, he said.
Out of more than 200 types of human papillomavirus (HPV), 12 types are the main cause of cervical cancer. An HPV vaccination campaign is being conducted in the district from Magh 22 to 29. The Health Office has stated that 54,999 girls and boys in and out of schools in all 15 local levels of the district will be vaccinated against HPV under the vaccination campaign.
755 vaccination centers, 781 health workers and 1,515 volunteers will be mobilized for the HPV vaccination campaign in Jhapa. Out of the 755 vaccination centers, there will be 557 schools, 140 health institutions and 40 external centers.
The Government of Nepal is planning to vaccinate girls aged 10 to 14 years as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to adopt an integrated three-tiered approach to eliminate this disease by 2030. In the last fiscal year 2080-081, 10,000 girls from all seven provinces were vaccinated against HPV. According to the World Health Organization, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women. Every year, 570,000 women worldwide are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and 311,000 (55%) women die from the disease every year.
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