Nairobi — The Ministry of Health conducted a cancer vaccination and screening campaign in Kirinyaga ahead of World Cancer Day on Sunday.

The campaign happened during a medical camp in Kirinyaga Raimu primary school in collaboration with the Kirinyaga county government and targeted teenage girls in the age bracket of 10-14 against cervical cancer.

According to the principal Secretary for public health Mary Muthoni, The medical camp also offered screening and counseling services for breast and cervical cancer.

"The vaccination drive was the focal point of the initiative, targeting girls aged 10-14 against cervical cancer, aligning with the ambitious World Health Organization's 90.70.90 goals," she stated on X.

The PS stressed the need to deploy such immediate p[preventive measures, asserting that this will help in disease burden and a health-resilient population.