Nigeria on Tuesday introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunization system, targeting 7.7 million girls aged 9-14 years in preventing at least 70% of cervical cancer cases.
Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer and the second most frequent cause of cancer
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