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Tanzania: Govt to put 600,000 girls on cervical cancer prevention vaccine

Health minister Ummy Mwalimu

Dar es Salaam. A total of 614,734 children aged 14 and below will be put on vaccination aimed at preventing them from developing cervical cancer.

Health minister Ummy Mwalimu revealed this on Tuesday, February 27, in Dar es Salaam.

According to her, the government will spend Sh30,000 to have each girl vaccinated.

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By vaccinating the girls, the government will help to reduce the cost of treating cervical cancer patients. Currently, a cost of treating cervical cancer per patient is above Sh5.5 million.

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