11 January 2023
Studies by University of Malaya show that Malaysia’s HPV vaccination programme has resulted in a 90% reduction in HPV types 16 and 18, the main causes of cervical cancer.
Tag: HPV vaccination
7 September 2022
Khairy Jamaluddin says 97% of Form 1 girls were fully inoculated with the HPV vaccine in 2020, but this dropped to 6% in 2021 – due to a global HPV vaccine shortage, not because of school closures.
6 September 2022
Health PSC chair Dr Kelvin Yii wants the HPV inoculation drive, including a catch-up programme, to be made top priority and to be clearly reflected in Budget 2023.
30 August 2022
NCSM and other advocates urge the government to restart the nationwide HPV vaccination programme in 2023 and to implement a catch-up programme for teen girls who missed their shots.