Sylhet Bureau

To prevent cervical cancer, free HPV vaccination program is going on for girls studying in 5th to 9th grade and 10 to 14 years old girls outside educational institutions in Sylhet city.

This program has been going on in the city since October 24. On the success of this campaign, a motivational meeting was held with the ward secretaries of the city corporation in the meeting room of the city hall on Monday.

It was presided over by the Chief Health Officer of the City Corporation Dr Md. Zahidul Islam. at the meeting.

He sought the cooperation of the secretaries in the success of the HPV vaccination campaign. He said that the campaign to set the target of vaccination of more than 31 thousand girls in the Sylhet City Corporation area is going on. He wished everyone's cooperation in registering the students in this program successfully.

Dr . Zahidul Islam said, cervical cancer is a deadly preventable disease caused by human papilloma virus. This disease is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in Bangladesh. Symptoms of this disease include excessive white discharge, foul-smelling discharge, irregular bleeding, bleeding after sexual intercourse, re-bleeding after menopause, pain in the waist, lower abdomen, thighs, etc. Child marriage, frequent childbirth, smokers, AIDS patients, women who are not aware of reproductive health and hygiene are at risk of this disease. HPV vaccination during adolescence can prevent cervical cancer in women.

In the HPV vaccination program, 5th to 9th grade female students in educational institutions and 10 to 14-year-old girls who are not studying in educational institutions will receive one dose of HPV vaccination. Registration of female students for vaccination is being done on the .yadhivadar.mara.nof website. Girls will need 17 digit birth registration number for registration.

Adolescents registered on the designated website will get this vaccine free of charge. Girls or adolescents eligible for HPV vaccination can register on their own initiative or with the cooperation of the school. After registration, from October 24, those who are not studying can get vaccinated from the school camping and from the permanent vaccination centers of 42 wards of the city.
Incidentally, 252 women health workers are conducting vaccination program in Sylhet City Corporation area.

One thousand 8 workers are working as volunteers in this program. Vaccination program is being conducted in 343 schools of Sylhet city.

Besides, vaccination will also be given at 42 permanent vaccination centers.