Vaccinations in Vanuatu to fight cancer causing virus

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Updated March 25, 2009 16:13:36

Health authorities in Vanuatu have started a program to vaccinate 1,000 girls between the ages of 10 to 12 on the island of Efate, against a virus which can sometimes lead to cervical cancer. The Human Papillomavirus, or HPV, is one of the world's most common sexually transmitted infections. Sometimes carriers show no symptoms at all, but one in 10 cases in Vanuatu can lead to cervical cancer.


Presenter Sam Seke

Speaker: Vanuatu's Director of Health Len Tarivonda

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