93 pct eligible girls vaccinated against Human Papilloma Virus in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi interim government completed the final phase of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination campaign in parts of the country with the support of the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO).

The campaign, which ensured HPV vaccination reached 5.6 million adolescent girls (93 percent of those aged 10-14), is