The minister said the achievements aligned with government targets aimed at reducing infant mortality.
It is one of the most successfully treatable forms of cancer if it is detected early and managed effectively.
“There is urgent need to dispel these myths and equip individuals with accurate facts to make informed decisions about their reproductive health,” she said.
WHO highlighted that the disease caused an estimated 660,000 cases and 350,000 deaths annually.
Mr Samuel said the exercise would provide easy access to cancer screening and diagnosis to reduce the burden of the disease on the increase in Nigeria.
He said a special team had been put in place to target out-of-school girls and those in the orphanage to reduce their chances of having cervical cancer.
“I think one of the issues we were grappling with at that time was trying to sustain the HPV dosage.”
Mr Bashir said the sensitisation and vaccination of girls against the virus are ongoing and will last three months.
Mr Pate added that cervical cancer is the third most common cancer and the second most frequent cause of cancer deaths among women in Nigeria.
She said that she was impressed with the proper organisation of the meeting as well as the impressive level of attendance.
