The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) targets more than 288,000 girls for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine against Cervical Cancer in Kogi beginning May 27.
Mr Mohammed Bala, the Technical Assistant on HPV Introduction, John Snow Incorporated (JSI), disclosed in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Saturday.
Bala explained that on May 27, NPHCDA and John Snow Incorporated (JSI) through the HPV Vaccine Acceleration Programme Partners Initiative (HAPPI) project, would be there to provide the needed technical support.
He said that the week-long programme is targeting girls between the ages of nine and 14 years, who are said to be vulnerable to cervical cancer.
