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#BREAKING: Girl Reacts To HPV Vaccine

Kuda Pembere

AN eight year old Kambuzuma school girl reacted to the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine during the vaccination period amidst indications that her teacher had to foot a $100 medical bill to assist the girl. By Kudakwashe Pembere The program ran from May 14 to May 18 after government had rolled out a campaign targeting girls

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HPV Vaccination Programme Extended

Kuda Pembere

The nationwide Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination programme targeting young girls has been extended to June 18 to cater for those that missed out during the vaccination campaign week, a Ministry of Health and Childcare official has said. By Kudakwashe Pembere Running from May 14 to May 18, the campaign targeting girls aged between 10

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Prostate Cancer Alert for Zim Young Men

Michael Gwarisa

…recent studies show that daily sexual intercourse reduces prostate cancer risk …Free prostate cancer screening currently underway THE Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) has expressed concern over the increased cases of Prostate Cancer in Zimbabwe’s black men amidst indications that the most recent case was diagnosed in a man under the age of 40, which

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