BKKBN strives for the HPV vaccine to be part of mandatory prenuptial screening

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The head of the National Population and Family Planning Agency of the Republic of Indonesia, Hasto Wardoyo, supports the HPV vaccination campaign by seeking the vaccine as part of mandatory prenuptial screening.

One of the efforts made by the BKKBN was to hold an audience with the Minister of Religion, Yaqut Cholil, some time ago, to explain about the screening platform three months before marriage.

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“I ask for permission from him, Mr. Minister of Religion, that BKKBN has a screening program for 3 months before marriage, which includes tetanus toxoid vaccination, and I ask for HPV vaccination to also include it because it’s very important,” said Hasto in a virtual discussion related to the campaign. the HPV vaccination on Wednesday.

According to Hasto, HPV vaccination is one of the efforts that must be made to achieve the BKKBN’s vision and mission, namely realizing a balanced growing population and quality families by organizing family planning and reproductive health.

“Prevention efforts are very important. So we continue to support this HPV vaccination campaign, because the disease caused by this virus is very deadly for women, and it can also attack men,” explained Hasto.

Hasto further explained that in principle BKKBN wants to form a quality family. Therefore, his party wants to fulfill the protective role of 8 family functions, in the form of HPV vaccination, which he thinks is part of fulfilling women’s rights to live healthily and with quality.

Also read: HPV that causes cervical cancer can also attack men

“For that, we really support this campaign and hope that there will be more families in Indonesia who realize the importance of HPV vaccination and early detection of cervical cancer for the protection of themselves and their families,” he said.

According to 2020 GLOBOCAN data, cervical cancer is the second most common female cancer with 36,633 cases (17.2 percent) in Indonesia, and kills 57 Indonesian women every day.

This figure has increased by almost 15 percent from 2018, or more than 21,000 families in Indonesia each year are abandoned by mothers, daughters or wives because of cervical cancer which causes a huge social burden for the survival and welfare of Indonesian families in the future. In fact, cervical cancer is the only cancer that can be prevented by HPV vaccination.

HPV vaccination recommendations are also in line with WHO’s global strategy to cover up to 90 percent of HPV vaccination, 70 percent of screening coverage, and 90 percent of access to related care in all countries. In addition, HPV vaccination not only prevents the dangers of cervical cancer, but also other HPV-related diseases, such as several skin and genital diseases in men.

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Also read: When do girls need to be given the HPV vaccine?

Also read: Cervical cancer can be prevented through early detection

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