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'Add HPV vaccine to Turkey's routine vaccination schedule'

İSTANBUL CHAMBER OF PHARMACISTS

'Add HPV vaccine to Turkey's routine vaccination schedule'

On the occasion of International HPV Awareness Day on March 4, the İstanbul Chamber of Pharmacists raises concerns that cervical cancer, after breast cancer, is the second most frequent cause of cancer-related deaths among women in the world.

HPV vaccine is medically necessary, finds panel of experts

HPV vaccine is medically necessary, finds panel of experts

In the trial regarding the demand for including the HPV vaccine in Turkey’s national immunization program, the panel of experts has concluded that the vaccine is medically necessary in the face of cervical cancer.

24 January 2022

HDP demands legal amendment to offer HPV vaccine free of charge in Turkey

HDP demands legal amendment to offer HPV vaccine free of charge in Turkey

In her legislative proposal, HDP İstanbul MP Oya Ersoy underlines that healthcare is a public right and implementing preventive health measures is of considerable importance to protect public health.