South Africa 2 November 2026, 16:44

THE CONVERSATION: South Africa’s HPV vaccination drive to protect girls from cervical cancer is working

South Africa introduced a vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV) in public schools in 2014. The programme offered the vaccination to grade 4 girls aged nine years and older.

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