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Fight vs. cervical cancer

Health experts are urging parents to support human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among children aged 9 to 14, emphasizing that early immunization can help prevent cervical cancer and other HPV-related cancers.

During a media forum in Mandaue City, experts explained that HPV is a common virus that can cause changes in cells and eventually lead to cancer, stressing that vaccination offers a proven way to prevent these infections.

The vaccine is recommended at ages 9 to 14 because younger recipients develop a stronger immune response and require only two doses, compared with three doses for those vaccinated at age 15 and above.

Health officials also highlighted the need to counter misconceptions and vaccine hesitancy through accurate information for parents and communities.

Mandaue City is allocating P2 million for additional HPV vaccines and expanding its school-based vaccination rollout to eligible learners in public and private schools.

VIDEO BY KAISER JAN FUENTES

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00:00Make this clearly that our beloved mayor, Dadeo Vito Gioquioano, and the city council is committed.
00:07Committed with this program, committed to eliminate cervical cancer,
00:12committed to have programs at our beloved city of Mandawe
00:16na makaprevent o mga nelaing sakit na mataktan o mataktan ato ang mga Mandawehanos.
00:23That is always our main agenda.
00:25In which, supposedly, last year, it was really a launch, fast track.
00:32But as we all know that with the new administration, that's lastly a transition period.
00:38And we don't, maybe the administration is the priority on health,
00:43but there are a lot of factors in which in different sectors,
00:46na kinhanglang sa tagaan o pagtugon.
00:49Had you heard the transition kayo, bagong mga administration,
00:51so hinahinay lang, one step at a time.
00:53But now, we are all here, that's why we are all here,
00:57to really skyrocket this kind of program.
01:00Kevin, actually, na nakanyang pa-ordinansa,
01:04may sponsor actually, Nicolas, Kevin.
01:07One is institutionalizing the cancer control program for Nagawe City.
01:12And the second ordinance was the adjustment of the salary grades of the staff
01:17who will be managing the cancer control program.
01:20So, in terms of ongoing services, ang ato ang cancer detection, mas nag-una din na siya.
01:28Itong pap smear, dugay na na siya na hitabo.
01:32But we found out na, why are we so focused on the cancer detection?
01:38When mas naapamay mag-una dapat, which is the prevention.
01:41Sa cancer detection, we met a lot of, sa pap smear kato at sa unap,
01:46we met a lot of patients with findings, parang, why are we waiting for them to have findings?
01:53Parang, yun, ana ba nga, anong magkulat mag-tangan naa sila yung findings?
01:57So, we can do something before that.
01:59So, under universal healthcare, focus na to is primary care, prevention is primary care.
02:05So, that's why we decided, let's start on vaccination.
02:08That's a cheaper way to really prevent and eliminate cervical cancer.
02:13So, this year, finally, in addition to the support given by the Department of Health,
02:21the Manawi local government is procuring additional cervical vaccines,
02:27na total siya, 8 million pesos, for the, again, for our children, age 9 to 14 years old.
02:36So, diingon na ko ganihang mo-complement o mo-augment siya,
02:42o mo sa ikihatan sa atong Department of Health.
02:44And we will be targeting this time other children.
02:49Masutubi sa mga private schools, we will also be focusing on mga out-of-school na mga bata.
02:55So, ka na, ang services na nato, we will be doing finally this year.
03:04So, actually, in partnership with DOH,
03:09so, subsidized nasada sa DOH,
03:11they have their own self-vaccine.
03:12So, we are doing daily reporting
03:16so that if ever napay surplus from other areas,
03:21we can ask for another supply of vaccination.
03:25So, the daily reporting will be done every day,
03:31daily, reporting daily.
03:33Then, if ever, there is demand pa from other,
03:38especially mga private schools,
03:41then more or less based sa master list given to us by the schools,
03:47then nakuha na na mo ang target,
03:49then maybe we can ask another supplies from DOH.
03:56And also, we have our own procurement consent.
03:59So, I think DOH subsidies na supplies plus the LGU procurement,
04:08that is enough for now based lang sa mo ang demands nga na kita from the master list.
04:17Yes, Ms. Jane.
04:18Yes, actually, the allocation is based on the total na enrollment sa public school na po ang na-identify.
04:28So, with the list, then plus the 2 million allocation,
04:37we maka-move to private schools.
04:44As we, and then, as an panggingo ni Doc Mix do na,
04:49there are other nga mga LGUs,
04:53ang muli kaayo nagtako,
04:55ang mga taas na nilang ang accomplishment.
04:57We can, we can, uh...
05:07We'll see you next time.

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