Mysore/Mysuru, Sept. 15 -- District Reproductive and Child Health Officer (RCHO) Dr. Mohammad Siraj Ahmed has emphasised that the HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) vaccine can significantly help in preventing cervical cancer among women.

He was speaking after inaugurating HPV vaccination camp for 14-year-old girls, organised jointly by the Health and Family Welfare Department, Department of Public Instruction, Rotary Club of Panchasheel, Mysuru, and Infosys Foundation, at Government High School, People's Park, Nazarbad, recently.

Dr. Ahmed explained that the HPV vaccine's primary goal is to prevent cancers and other diseases caused by the Human Papilloma Virus.

"The vaccine works by training the immune system to recognise and fight HPV infec...