Anyole, You raise a valid point. I am not sure about Sask but here in Ontario, HPV vaccination is almost standard for girls and has been recommended for boys as well. Like any other drug there are bound to be adverse effects. I have friends in the mmedical field here who have encouraged their family members to take the vaccine if they are not going to practice "absitenance". But you know with cases of raging hormones for the target group as well as rapes etc, it is best for us to encourage people to use it ...
Remember that with no post-mortem in the more than 95% of deaths in Uganda, the figures that Dr Asiki has given as deaths caused by cervical cancer may actually be too low! I beleive that Dr Asiki and company will also conduct a study of the effect of HPV once the program is implemented across the country. FYI -- below is a Jan 25, 2012 CBC coverage of the govt of Canada's decision to have boys vaccinated against HPV as well. -------------------- HPV vaccine for boys recommended in Canada CBC News Posted: Jan 25, 2012 1:24 PM ET Last Updated: Jan 25, 2012 2:17 PM ET The HPV vaccine for young males has been endorsed by a federal panel, but that doesn't necessarily mean provinces and territories will pick up the tab. This week, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommended the use of HPV vaccine to protect males against genital warts, pre-cancerous lesions and anal cancer. The group of experts said there is good evidence to recommend the use of Gardasil in males aged nine to 26. Gardasil is the only HPV vaccine indicated and recommended for boys and men in Canada. Both males and females contribute to the spread of HPV and develop diseases from the infection. (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters) "Both genders contribute to the spread of HPV and develop diseases as a result of HPV infection," Dr. Franziska Baltzer, a spokesman for the Canadian Association of Adolescent Health and head of adolescent medicine at Montreal Children's Hospital. "To eliminate those diseases, we need to vaccinate males as well as females," he added in a statement. The panel also said there is good evidence to recommend Gardasil in males who have sex with males, who have a disproportionately high burden of some HPV infections. Cost effectiveness also needs to be considered, the committee acknowledged. "Provinces and territories will need to compare the impact of vaccinating males with that of vaccinating additional female cohorts," the panel wrote. The federal government announced funding to support a national HPV vaccination program in its March 2007 budget. Dr. Perry Kendall, British Columbia's chief medical officer of health, said his province has not yet had a chance to review the NACI statement or do the economic evaluation needed to determine whether it should offer the vaccine for free to males. The HPV vaccine will be competing for provincial and territorial funding with other vaccines that are not currently covered, said Dr. Allison McGeer, an infectious diseases specialist in Toronto and a former member of the committee. On 7/15/13, Anyole J <[email protected]> wrote: > Not to take away from anything whatsoever from this continued effort for > better health for ourselves and our people, I have long been very suspicious > of drug companies operating and doing drug tests in so called third world > countries where regulations are next to non-existent. I have spoken to a > person or two about this and I was very surprised when one of the people i > spoke to had the same views and had indeed heard of Drug tests gone bad in > certain parts of the world but because there was no regulation or the power > players had been greased, nothing was ever made of it. > > > > just my opinion. > > Anyole > > > ________________________________ > From: Charles Male <[email protected]> > To: Ezati Eric <[email protected]>; A Virtual Network for friends of West > Nile <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 7:40:38 AM > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Fwd: Fw: Province participates in Human > Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine study > > > FYI > ------------------------------------------- > On Sun, 7/14/13, Gershim Asiki <[email protected]> wrote: > > Subject: Re: [Kobokonet] Fwd: Fw: Province participates in Human > Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine study > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Received: Sunday, July 14, 2013, 2:23 PM > > Dear Charles, > > Thanks for sharing this interesting study with us. HPV vaccination is > not yet widely available in Uganda although recently the vaccination > programme was launched through a collaboration between the Ugandan > ministry of health and > north American drug company (Merck Sharpe and Dohme). This is > targeting 140,000 girls aged 9-12 years in 12 districts. The plan is > to expand the programme to all districts by 2014. > > One third of women in Uganda are estimated to have the HPV infection > that is responsible for cancer of the cervix. > > About 3600 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in > Uganda every year, 2500 of whom die of the disease. This > number is projected to rise to up to 6400 by 2025. > Vaccination against HPV together with regular screening of > women can significantly reduce the risk of this > cancer. > > As kknetters, we should champion the campaign for the > vaccination drive once the vaccine becomes available. > > Asiki > > > On 7/15/13, Ezati Eric <[email protected]> wrote: >> This vaccine is already available in Uganda but in private hospitals and >> targets girls of about 11-15 years who are assumed not to be sexually >> active >> at that age given in 3 doses over six months as clearly stated.The vaccine >> helps to prevent them from getting cancer of cervix at a letter time. We >> are >> yet to get communications on public consumption on this from Ministry of >> health for the benefit of all Ugandans >> >> >> >> Ezati Eric >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Charles Male <[email protected]> >> To: Kobokonet Koboko <[email protected]>; A Virtual Network for >> friends of West Nile <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, 13 July 2013, 14:42 >> Subject: [WestNileNet] Fwd: Fw: Province participates in Human >> Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine study >> >> >> A study that our researchers/scientists might want to follow closely.... >> >> Dr. Asiki and other medical professional ....Is this HPV vaccination >> available in Uganda already? >> >> C >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Prince Edward Island [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 05:00 PM >> To: Malé, Charles >> Subject: Province participates in Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine study >> >> ----------------------------- >> NEWS RELEASE >> ----------------------------- >> >> July 12, 2013 >> >> PROVINCE PARTICIPATES IN HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV) VACCINE STUDY >> >> CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI -- Researchers from Dalhousie University are >> working with the Prince Edward Island Department of Health and >> Wellness to conduct a new study of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) >> vaccine. >> >> “All girls who received the HPV vaccine through the school >> vaccination program are being invited to help researchers with this >> study,” says Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison. >> “While it is widely accepted among researchers that HPV vaccine can >> safely protect against HPV disease and will prevent cervical cancer, >> it is not known how long this protection lasts, or whether there is >> any difference in effectiveness between two doses or three doses of >> HPV vaccine.” >> “We know that HPV causes cervical cancer, and that the HPV vaccine >> prevents infection from HPV and reduces the risk of cervical cancer,” >> says Dr. Shelly McNeil, a lead researcher on the study and infectious >> disease specialist at Dalhousie University and Capital District Health >> Authority, Halifax. “What we want to determine is how the two-dose >> schedule given in some provinces compares to the three-dose schedule >> given here in Prince Edward Island – and we want to follow girls over >> the long term to see how effective the vaccine has been over time.” >> Currently, Health Canada has approved a three-dose schedule of the >> quadrivalent HPV vaccine given over six months. This three-dose >> schedule is offered by Public Health Nurses in Health PEI to all girls >> in Grade 6. In some provinces in Canada, the vaccine is given as a >> two-dose schedule. >> To determine if a two-dose HPV vaccine schedule provides equivalent >> protection, the Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine Evaluation Study (QUEST) will >> follow more than 8,500 teenage girls recruited from British Columbia, >> Alberta, Quebec and the Maritimes for up to 10 years. The study will >> assess risk factors, frequency of infection with HPV, and the level of >> protection provided by two doses of vaccine compared to three doses. >> “Letters are being sent to Prince Edward Island girls who received >> three doses of HPV vaccine since 2007,” says Dr. Morrison. “Over the >> next several months, all girls who received the HPV immunization in >> school are being invited to assist in finding out the difference the >> vaccine makes.” >> The Prince Edward Island HPV immunization program has been offered >> since the 2007/2008 school year. >> QUEST builds on earlier HPV vaccine research. In 2006, research >> conducted in Canada measured the short-term immune response of a >> two-dose HPV vaccine. QUEST aims to determine if this protection is >> maintained over a longer term. Dr. Morrison adds, “This study will >> help optimize our HPV vaccine dosing schedule to ensure the current >> and future health and well-being of Islanders.” >> >> >> -30- >> >> For more information, contact Mary Moszynski, Health and Wellness by >> email at [email protected] or phone (902) 368-5610. >> >> To change your subscription preferences visit www.gov.pe.ca/mailinglists. >> >> >> >> To remove yourself from this email list, please go to the following >> address in your web browser: >> www.gov.pe.ca/mailinglists/remove.php3?un=646090&ln=1&email=charles.male%40tbs-sct.gc.ca >> Pour supprimer votre nom de cette liste de courriels, veuillez vous >> rendre à l'adresse suivante dans votre navigateur: >> www.gov.pe.ca/mailinglists/remove.php3?un=646090&ln=1&email=charles.male%40tbs-sct.gc.ca >> _______________________________________________ >> WestNileNet mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet >> >> WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). 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