Kenya's cervical cancer vaccine campaign aims to cover 800,000 girls above the age of 10 years in first phase
One dose of the vaccine Gardasil, developed by Merck & Co., is displayed in this February 2, 2007 file photo in Austin, Texas.
Kenya’s Health Minister Sicily Kariuki, who presided over the launch, said the vaccine will help saving hundreds of thousands of lives in Kenya by fighting cancer. “It [the vaccine] will protect children and adults from diseases, as well as prevent lifelong disabilities and in extreme cases deaths,” Kariuki said.
The first phase of the vaccine distribution exercise will cost the East African country $7.7 million for the year 2019 only.
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