Almost all cervical cancer cases (99 per cent) are linked to infection with high-risk HPV.
He said the HPV vaccine also protects young girls before exposure to the virus to reduce incidences of the devastating disease.
The FCT chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association gave the advice during the association’s 2023 Physicians Week in Abuja.
An individual can contract HPV by engaging in vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has the virus.
“We must work with the act that bans tobacco smoking in public places especially to prevent second hand smoke,” the minister said.
Mr Alabi explained that measles is an acute and highly infectious disease caused by the measles virus.
The mass administration of the drugs will begin in November
Mr Yari said any bill that was against the people’s interest would not receive the support of the Senate.
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.
“Taxation on SSB has shown an effective reduction in its consumption in countries where it is in force.”
