GAIBANDHA, NOV 2, 2024 (BSS) - A month long vaccination campaign on HPV (Human Papillomavirus) has been going on in Sadullapur Upazila like other areas in the district since October 24.

Official sources said upazila health department has fixed up a target to provide HPV vaccine to 13000 girls aged 10-14 and are studying in grade 5 to 9 of 337 primary and high schools of the upazila. The girls who are out of schools would be brought under the campaign, sources said adding that as many as such 500 girls had been selected so far.  

On Thursday , a vaccination camp was held at KM Govt. Girls’ High School, Sadullapur at the initiative of upazila health department.

UNO Kaosar Habib attended the camp  as the chief guest while upazila health and family planning officer(UHFPO) Dr. Shahinul Islam Mondal presided over the ceremony that was attended among others by medical officer Abu Bakar Siddique, upazila secondary education  officer Abul Hossain, upazila primary education officer Khairul Islam and sanitary inspector Golam Rabbani.

UHFPO Dr. Shahinul Islam Mondalin his speeches advised the girls to take the vaccine without any fear as the vaccine would help protect them from cervical cancer during the lifetime.

UNO Kaosar Habib urged the concerned to be dutiful and careful to make the vaccination campaign a grand success in the upazila to build healthy women folk and healthy nation.