| “We can stop cervical cancer,Adidas Shoes On Sale Clearance, we can make it part of our history,” says Minister of Health,Off White Nike Vapormax Release Date, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy.He opines that this can be achieved if all young women are able to have the Visual Inspection with Acid (VIA). As such, a programme is geared to commence in the near future where all 11-year-old girls will be vaccinated against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) which will reduce their chances of getting cervical cancer by almost 90 per cent.At a cost of some $40M, approximately 25,000 girls are expected to initially benefit from the programme, which will represent a collaborative effort between the Health Ministry, International Planned Parenthood Federation and the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association.Resources have already been mobilised to facilitate this initiative,Cheap Nike Air Max Plus, according to the Minister.The number of girls to be provided with the HPV vaccine is expected to grow to about 40,000 and the cost is expected to increase to about $60M per year from 2012.Cervical cancer is one of the main cancers in women,NFL Jerseys Cheap Authentic, worldwide, and is either ranked number one or number two among women in countries around the world.Cancer represents one of the major causes of deaths and is currently ranked as the number four main cause of death in Guyana which records a cervical cancer incidence rate of about 45 per 100,000 women. This means that each year about 150 to 200 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer. At present, the mortality rate associated with these cancer cases is about 20 per 100,000 women thus each year about 80 women die as a result of cervical cancer.Studies have shown that the HPV is the causative agent for more than 85 percent of cervical cancer. The main transmission route for HPV is through sex with the mode of transmission being similar to that of HIV.Based on this, Guyana has included the HPV vaccine as an important component of its national policy and strategy for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer. The HPV vaccine protects against future infection with HPV and the rationale being that girls can be speared the effects of the disease once they are immunised before they become sexually active.However,Nike Air Max 97 Order Online, another programme will also be extended to older girls and women early next year where they will be tested for HPV and be offered the HPV vaccine at a nominal cost, according to Minister Ramsammy. He revealed that “we cannot at this time offer HPV to everyone” even as he sought to explain that the vaccine will cost at least US$70.Moreover, the Ministry of Health is prepared to provide the vaccine at a fraction of the cost to the non-eligible persons in the national vaccine programme. Girls who are 11 years old are being considered the eligible faction of the population.“Some of you can get it in the United States because you do travel; it’s US$230 per shot,Nike Air Vapor Max Flyknit 2017, you will need three shots…but you will be able to have it in Guyana by next year for less than US$30 for the complete immunization programme…” he disclosed.Meanwhile, the Minister said that he is engaged in negotiations so that the vaccine cost could be available to Guyana and the developing countries to have the vaccine at a cost of about US$5, which will make it available to everyone.“If we can do all of these things then Guyana can avert morbidity during our lifetime…” he asserted. |
