HPV and Covid-19 jabs arrive in Nepal
The health ministry purchased 20,000 doses of HPV vaccine. COVAX facility supplied 100,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent Covid-19 vaccine.
Source: kathmandupost.com
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The health ministry purchased 20,000 doses of HPV vaccine. COVAX facility supplied 100,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent Covid-19 vaccine.
Human papillomavirus causes cervical cancer, which is a major cause of deaths among Nepali women.
It costs over Rs75 million to administer 500,000 doses received free of cost, officials say.
After 1816 Sugauli Treaty, prime minister Bhimsen Thapa sought British help for vaccination against smallpox.
Hundreds of unvaccinated children found across Nepal. WHO asks nations to strengthen routine immunisation.