Parents urged to give their daughters a head start in the fight against cervical cancer
Health officials in South Africa's Western Cape are urging parents to vaccinate their Grade 5 daughters against HPV to prevent cervical cancer. The campaign emphasizes that cervical cancer is highly preventable through early intervention and vaccination.
Why it matters
Increasing HPV vaccination rates is a critical public health strategy to reduce long-term cancer mortality among women.
This Women’s Day, parents are being urged to give their daughters a head start in the fight against cervical cancer by making sure they get the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
The Western Cape Health and Wellness Department is offering the vaccine to eligible Grade 5 girls through school-based programmes.
Health officials said that cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers affecting women, yet it remains a major cause of cancer deaths among South African women.
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