, Sept. 24 -- Community Bank Bangladesh PLC has extended financial support under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program to icddr,b to conduct an HPV vaccination and awareness initiative aimed at preventing cervical cancer among female police personnel.

The project, titled 'HPV Vaccination, Awareness Creation, and Barrier Mitigation for Cervical Cancer Prevention among Female Police Personnel,' aims to address one of the primary health risks facing women in Bangladesh.

Under the initiative, 188 female members aged 18 to 45 from the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) will receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. The program fills a vital gap by extending vaccination to adult working women beyond ongoing adolescent immunizatio...