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Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination Programme for Girls Aged 9 Years and Older in Gauteng Province – Spending Review Report

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccination programme is a South African government programme aimed at vaccinating girls aged 9 years and older, to prevent cervical cancer. HPV doesn’t just cause cervical cancer. It can lead to vaginal warts and contributes to penile, anal, vaginal and throat cancer. Although the incidence of cervical cancer is low in populations of women who are regularly screened using pap smears, one in 40 South African women will get cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is also the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide.