Guangdong: September this year over 750,000 junior first girls can vaccinate HPV vaccines for free

In one month, primary schools across Guangdong will continue summer vacation. For girls who will enter junior high school in September this year, there is an exclusive "health gift package" from the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government in front of the provincial party committee and the provincial governments to be collected -they will become the first batch of free vaccination work in Guangdong Province for HPV vaccine for free. Benefiting.

As one of the top ten people's livelihood, Guangdong has implemented free vaccination for girls under the age of 14 under the first year of the first grade of Guangdong in Guangdong, from September, and have not been vaccinated by HPV.

Guangdong is the first province in the country to carry out free HPV vaccination in the province. It is expected that the beneficiary people will exceed 750,000 each year. According to the Provincial Health and Health Commission, 21 prefectures and cities in the province have introduced municipal implementation plans and incorporated into municipal livelihood projects. Our province has completed the required vaccine procurement work, and 21 prefectures and cities have signed procurement contracts with winning bids.

Newly increased by 600 million yuan in 3 years for this project

Cervical cancer is the main "killer" recognized by women's health in the world. It ranks fourth in the global women's cancer incidence and female cancer mortality rate in 2020. It is currently the only cancer that is clear and anti -controllable. The World Health Organization (WHO) suggested that conditions with conditions have introduced HPV preventive vaccines for conventional vaccination and preventing cervical cancer. In the early stage of women's youth, 9-14 years old is the best age of HPV vaccine.

However, my country's HPV vaccine has a low immune coverage. "In our country, about 98%of cervical cancer is caused by high -risk HPV (human papilloma virus) infection. At present, the HPV vaccination rate of the youth population is less than 3%, and the vaccination rate of the whole population is less than 6%." Guangdong Province Prevention Medicine Li Xiaomao, chairman of the Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control Specialist Committee and director of the obstetrics and gynecology department of the third hospital affiliated to Sun Yat -sen University.

Guangdong took the lead in carrying out free vaccination work in the province's HPV vaccine for free, and included it in the "14th Five -Year Plan" plan for women and children in Guangdong Province, hygiene and health, and one of the ten provincial livelihood practices in 2022. From 2022 to 2024, the new funds of provincial fiscal -level financial funds were about 600 million yuan to ensure the project development.

On November 1, 2021, the Provincial Health and Health Commission, the Provincial Department of Education, the Provincial Department of Finance, and the Provincial Women's Federation jointly issued the "free vaccination work plan of the Guangdong -aged girls' papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination (2022-2024)" The project was officially launched. The project's implementation object is a girl under the age of 14, a new junior high school in Guangdong Province, has entered the first grade of junior high school in September 2022 and has not been vaccinated with HPV vaccines.

The project uses a vaccine as a domestic dual -price HPV vaccine, with two stitches in total. According to disease control experts, more than 80%of cervical cancer is caused by the two high -risk types of HPV 16 and 18. Inoculation of dual -price HPV vaccines can effectively prevent these two high -risk types caused by cervical cancer.

Guangdong proposed that it will gradually achieve the entire process of HPV preventive vaccines under the age of 15 of 2030. This is also the goal of WHO in "Accelerating the Elimination of Cervical Cancer Global Strategy".

The vaccine procurement has been completed

The free vaccination project of the HPV vaccine for the age of the age of the age of the girl involves multiple departments such as Wei Jian, Education, Finance, Women's Federation. In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the project, various departments work together to promote various tasks-

The Provincial Health and Health Commission is led by the organization to make overall situations. Through discussions and field investigations, we have extensively solicited opinions and scientifically demonstrated project plans; provincial financial departments have carried out an early performance evaluation. Provide support; the Provincial Women's Federation issued a letter to the Parents to carry out family and social propaganda.

On November 15, 2021, the Provincial Committee of Health and Health held a press conference to introduce the relevant situation of the free vaccination work of HPV vaccine to the society. The day after the provincial project plan was issued, the Provincial Health Commission held a training session of the province to interpret the plan and clarified the division of responsibilities.

Relevant departments in various places have quickly acted and prepare for the vaccination work- ——

After the provincial work plan was introduced, 21 prefectures and cities have issued the municipal implementation plan and incorporated into the municipal livelihood projects. The counties and districts have further implemented detailed measures; the joint education of the health and health departments of various places and the women's federation departments will conduct the willingness of the target group to take over the willingness to investigate the survey , Formulate vaccine procurement plans; maternal and child health care institutions at all levels carry out knowledge mission, project management, and personnel training under the guidance of the Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital; Disposal monitoring and disposal.

In order to improve the project awareness rate, the provincial departments have also uniformly designed and issued publicity materials such as policy interpretation documents, posters, folding pages, videos and other promotional materials. Make up the willingness to vaccinate girls and parents.

According to the Provincial Health Commission, at present, our province has completed the required vaccine procurement work, and 21 prefectures and cities have signed procurement contracts with the winning bid suppliers. In the next step, the Provincial Health Commission will urge cities to perform the contract in accordance with the contract, do a good job of vaccine distribution, reception, acceptance, capital payment and other work, and determine the fixed -point vaccination agency to be fully prepared for the vaccination after the start of school in September.

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