Immunisation camp for cervical cancer held

Jalandhar, February 28

An immunisation camp was held at New Ruby Hospital, Jalandhar, by the members of Rotary Club Jalandhar West and Rotary Club Jalandhar Elite. Fifty children were immunised with the cervical cancer prevention vaccine during the camp.

For the prevention of cervical cancer, preventive vaccination is administered to a girl child in the age-group of 9 to 14 years. Doctors said the immunisation takes care of the disease in the later years or after the age of 40 years. The success rate of the immunisation is almost 98 per cent.

Dr SPS Grover said the vaccine normally costs about Rs 3,800 at market rate but is administered for free at the camp held at the hospital by Rotary Club Jalandhar West. It is administered in two doses. The second dose is given six months after the first dose and is done only with the consent of the guardian or the parent of the girl child.

Those present on the occasion included Dr SPS Grover, Rotarians PS Bindra, Shikha Juneja, Raman Bhalla, Geeta Bhalla and Kuldip Singh, among others.