Malaysia announced on Friday that next year they will introduce a program to prevent cervical cancer. This school based program is expected to cost 150 million ringgit (42.8 million $). The program will hopefully include 300,000 girls. The three dose HPV vaccine is 98% effective. I was extremely surprised to read, that behind breast cancer, cervical cancer is the most common for women in Malaysia. The HPV vaccine protects against strains of the STD that cause cervical cancer. There are over 2,000 new cases each year and this program will hopefully reduce that by 70%. I am curious as to why this will be implemented through the schools rather than government hospitals. The program has not yet been finalized.
By: Liz Hasseld
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