Here's when HPV vaccination rollout begins

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is appealing to the general public to participate and support the nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign scheduled for October 7 to 11, 2025.

According to a 3news.com report on September 23, 2025, the Director-General of the GHS, Prof Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, urged parents and guardians to embrace the initiative to protect their wards.

About 3 million girls aged 9 to 14 years are expected to be vaccinated during the campaign, which seeks to protect adolescent girls against cervical cancer.

“More than 3,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer every year in Ghana. It is the most common cancer in women after breast cancer and the leading cause of cancer deaths among women,” Prof Akoriyea said.

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He called for nationwide support for the HPV vaccine rollout as part of Ghana’s commitment to eliminate cervical cancer by 2030.

The introduction and subsequent routinisation of the HPV vaccine mark a critical milestone in safeguarding adolescent girls against cervical cancer.

Ahead of the rollout, the World Health Organisation (WHO), in partnership with the GHS and the Paediatric Society of Ghana, organised a sensitisation workshop to engage stakeholders and the media.

GHS to roll out free HPV vaccination nationwide in September 2025

The workshop highlighted the vaccine’s role in preventing cervical cancer and advancing adolescent health.

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