{"id":6050,"date":"2025-10-08T11:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T11:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moh.gov.gh\/?p=6050"},"modified":"2025-10-09T11:25:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T11:25:55","slug":"ghana-says-no-to-cervical-cancer-with-free-hpv-vaccine-for-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moh.gov.gh\/mohclone\/ghana-says-no-to-cervical-cancer-with-free-hpv-vaccine-for-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"GHANA SAYS \u201cNO\u201d TO CERVICAL CANCER WITH FREE HPV VACCINE FOR GIRLS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Minister for Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has launched the National HPV Vaccination Campaign, a major milestone in the fight against cervical cancer, one of the leading causes of death among Ghanaian women.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The campaign, running for five days across all 16 regions, aims to vaccinate 2.4 million girls aged 9 to 14 years against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), the main cause of cervical cancer.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Speaking at the launch, Hon Akandoh described the initiative as \u201ca historic step in women\u2019s health\u201d and a key part of President John Dramani Mahama\u2019s Free Primary Health Care initiative, which focuses on prevention and equitable access to essential healthcare.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cEach year, Ghana records nearly 3,000 new cases of cervical cancer and loses about 2,000 women. Today, we have a chance to change this story with one powerful solution, the HPV vaccine,\u201d Hon. Akandoh said.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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He explained that Ghana is introducing the Gardasil 4 vaccine, approved by the WHO and U.S. FDA, and proven safe and effective globally. The vaccine, which is free and available nationwide, will be delivered mainly through schools and community outreach to ensure all eligible girls are reached.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Minister assured parents that the vaccine is safe and not linked to any conspiracy, urging all caregivers to get their daughters vaccinated. He added that Ghana\u2019s rollout builds on earlier pilot programs and will be integrated into the routine immunization program after the campaign.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In a welcome address read on his behalf, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Prof. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, said the initiative ensures equal access to life-saving healthcare.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cFor over a decade, only those who could afford the HPV vaccine could get it. Today, it is free and available to every eligible girl. This is a victory for equity and prevention,\u201d he noted.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Chairing the launch, Prof. Smile Gavua Dzisi described the campaign as \u201ca defining moment in Ghana\u2019s commitment to safeguard the health and future of girls.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Minister commended partners, including the WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, USAID, CDC, PATH, health workers, and the media, for their vital support.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The campaign will continue until Sunday, October 11, and the Ministry urges all parents and guardians to ensure that their daughters aged 9 to 14 are vaccinated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Minister for Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has launched the National HPV Vaccination Campaign, a major milestone in the fight against cervical cancer, one of the leading causes of death among Ghanaian women. The campaign, running for five days across all 16 regions, aims to vaccinate 2.4 million girls aged 9 to 14 years …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6053,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moh.gov.gh\/mohclone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moh.gov.gh\/mohclone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moh.gov.gh\/mohclone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moh.gov.gh\/mohclone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moh.gov.gh\/mohclone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.moh.gov.gh\/mohclone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moh.gov.gh\/mohclone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moh.gov.gh\/mohclone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moh.gov.gh\/mohclone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moh.gov.gh\/mohclone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}