A recent report from the National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC) highlights that cervical cancer claims 3,400 lives annually in Kenya, despite the introduction of the HPV vaccine in 2019.

• 3,400 lives lost each year to cervical cancer
• Report released by the NSDCC
• Only 33% of eligible girls received the first vaccine dose in 2020, and 31% completed both doses by 2021