Gulu District Health Department is set to embark on mass immunization against the Human Papilomavirus (HPV), the virus that causes cervical cancer in women.
The exercise is likely to kick off in a week’s time after sensitization of local leaders and politicians.
Dr Robert Ongom, the acting District Health Officer (DHO) revealed that, “Girls between the age of 10 and above will be the first targeted.”
Addressing journalists in his office on Wednesday, Dr Ongom noted that before the girls experience sex, they need to be vaccinated in order to adequately protect them from the HPV virus.
The DHO explained that the vaccine works well in young girls who have never had sexual intercourse before.
The first target will be girls who are in Primary Four and later those who have already dropped out of school.
The antidotes have already been delivered to the Gulu District Health Department.
According to a report compiled by Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) an umbrella organization of women in parliament on cervical cancer after cervical cancer screening revealed that out of 5, 500 women who were tested in September 2011 in the country, more than 300 tested positive.
Ms Santa Alum Ogwang, the Oyam District Women Member of Parliament who is also a member of UWOPA says that in Yumbe district alone, out of 340 women who turned up for the screening, 53 tested positive for the silent killer.
Ogwang adds that in a similar test in Kumi district where more than 300 women turned up for cervical cancer screening, 70 were diagnosed to be positive to the terminal illness.
She noted the data they are obtaining will help them to lobby government to do more in the fight against the silent killer.
Ms Filda Anicia, the Centre Manager Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU) Gulu branch said that at least two in ten women test positive for cervical cancer.
Anicia noted that the disease rarely shows visible signs leading to late diagnosis.
In 2012, the Ministry of Health announced that it will pilot vaccination in 12 districts in a bid to protect women against the terminal disease.
Dr. Prossy Mugenyi, the Programm Manager of the Uganda National Expanded programme on Immunisation (UNEPI) says the ministry is trying out the Human Papilomavirus (HPV) vaccine among young girls in pilot districts of Ibanda and Nakasongola.
Mugenyi says the HPV vaccine is still very expensive but is worth investing in given the future benefits of saving the girls.
Although a vaccine against the virus that causes cancer of the cervix was made available in Uganda two years ago, it is still not accessible at every hospital in Uganda.
The World Health Organization says early cervical cancer has no symptoms, which is why the disease may go undetected for many years.
However, there are some common symptoms of the disease such as continuous vaginal discharge, bleeding between periods, loss of appetite, weight loss, fatigue and pelvic, back and leg pain.
Around 10 percent of women are affected globally by the terminal illness each year.
In almost all cases, cervical cancer is the result of a change in cell DNA caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
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Thank you very much for writing and informing women in the country about HPV.
The fact is, this virus effect mostly women not men as such, although men play the biggest role in transmitting the virus. Health workers must let people know how someone can acquires HPV and transmits it.
It has been proven that men are the one who are carrier. They can pass the virus from a woman to woman without knowing especially those uncircumcised older men. Wun coo ma ma mon wu tye ki twoni dong myero ogwok kwo pa mon ki anyira mukene ni. You should know that you are already a carrier even if it’s does not affect you physically. Polygamist are at high risk as well as those young girls who are sleeping around with older multiple men. Also single men who sleeps with prostitudes will carries HPV to their next partner without knowing. Wun Mon kanyeki tye ki twoni ci cit kapime cut pe I wek lewic omaki. In lacoo ma dakoni acel tye possitive ki HPV omyero ineno ni icwallo mon mukene ni kapime. HPV aye cancer makobo iyoo me rwette ikin dako ki laco. Gin ma ki yubu ayuba ki I laboratory dok bene pe kimito ni ki ngee. Wilobo ongol woko ugwoke lutwa dong oo woko I lobo wa. I Ulaya kany gitye ka gwero lotino anyera matino. Ki bene mon matino ma kom gi kwiya coo wa I mwaka 24. Ocake ki mwaka 25 Ociti malo dong kipimo gi mwaka ki mwaka mon weng lumwuku I Ulaya kany.
HPV ngeyo ne tek bino in stages I will elaborate later, after more research.
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What is HPV?
Human papilloma virus (HPV) is the name for a group of viruses that affect your skin and the moist membranes lining your body, for example, in your cervix, anus, mouth and throat.
HPV is a common and highly contagious infection, with over three quarters of sexually active women acquiring it at some time in their lives.
You go and search out what happened to the girls in western countries who were vaccinated with HPV – the parents regretted it. Miri eni pe tye pi konyo lwak ma myero dano gunge maber. Kibibedo ka kelo yadi mapat pat ki i lobo ma woko kun kibwolo lwak ni me konyo jo ento obinyayo two mapol ata ki lur (ayela i kop me nywal) i kin dano aye. Myero ngat mo pe ocet ka rye ni ya ni kigwer kome.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/07/16/hpv-vaccine-effectiveness.aspx
Gwero dano pe kigwero YAT ento kigwero TWO. Pingo ki kelo ka gwerone i kom dano?
Yadi ma gamente tye ka omo ki America so called American center for disease control is actually a center for CREATING and TESTING diseases against people; kadi yadi ma i UK ka gikelo me gwero ne i kom dano wa lutino myero pe Acoli gucet ka rye iiye. Wun wuneo lok kom two luc luc. Jo America gucoyo ni gin aye giceto gigwero lutino ki mon ma romo alip 9 ci okelo two luc luc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCA5haGU6sI
Thank you Guest for your research and for giving us these links. It’s true that even in the UK nowdays you rarely hear about this vaccine being given to school kids and it’s up to parents to sign for their children to have. I have rejected the vaccination not to be given to my children.
Anyway what is the fastest and easies way to safeguard the innocent young school girls from the North especially Gulu who will be lined up to take this nasty so call HPV?
Wakwayo Acholi times me niango dano ki research ma dano mawoko gunongo wek kikony lotino Acholi ki I lak nguu. Acholi pe oyee me bedo jami me latem yat pa muni. Kit ma awaco con, twoo ni dong kiketo woko I kom dano dok bene onyaa ataa. Ento gwoke ki pime tere tere ki legs aye bi konyo wa. Lunyodo pe oyee pi lotino wu megwere. Ka oyee, angee koko lyel. Thanks guest mede ki tic.
Guest, mede ki coyo dano ki i nino. Wun lwak, owiny dok wulub lok pa Guest. Lucoo lok, kubu lok ki dano ducu i kin piny weng. Ma kwero winyo tam/lok obikok i kome kene ka kare ooo/otunu/obino.