The Bono Regional Health Directorate has intensified public education and vaccination efforts under the Periodic Intensification of Routine Immunization (PIRI) campaign, targeting girls aged 9 to 14 years for cervical cancer prevention.
The campaign seeks to raise awareness and improve vaccine uptake through engagements in schools, churches, mosques and other public places across the region.
The Bono Regional Health Directorate is stepping up efforts to protect young girls against cervical cancer through an intensified vaccination campaign targeting those between the ages of nine and fourteen.
The initiative forms part of the Periodic Intensification of Routine Immunization programme, which seeks to increase awareness and ensure that eligible girls receive the vaccine.
Health officials are engaging communities across all districts in the Bono Region, using schools, churches, mosques and other public spaces to educate the public on the importance of vaccination and the need for early prevention.
Cervical cancer remains a major public health concern in Ghana, claiming the lives of many women annually.
Dr. Gifty Amugi, Bono Regional Deputy Director of Public Health, has urged the public to disregard misconceptions surrounding the cervical cancer vaccine and the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, assuring parents and guardians that the vaccine is safe and is provided free of charge.
She is encouraging parents and guardians to ensure that all eligible girls receive the vaccine to help protect them against cervical cancer in the future.
Dr. Amugi further urged parents whose daughters fall within the targeted age group to visit any public health unit for vaccination, even after the campaign ends.
The Health Directorate is hopeful that sustained public education and increased vaccine uptake will help reduce the burden of cervical cancer and safeguard the health of girls and women in the Bono Region.
By Claude Kumi Abisa
