Boroko Rotary Club

This amount is to cover all three electorates - girls between the ages of 9 to 14, in Grades 3-8, in both public and private primary schools.​

The rollout of this project after years of trying to secure funds has been described as an achievement.

It is anticipated that Boroko Rotary will fund the vaccination of the girls in POM going from Grade 2 to Grade 3 next year, and also trial a rural Project in another province in 2018.

 These vaccinations are the only medicines that can actually prevent cervical cancer in women.​

Cervical cancer is a painful, silent killer, taking the lives of 1,500 women each year in PNG.

It’s still the second biggest killer of women in the country, according to Rotarian, Dr Fa Pulotu, the HPV Vaccination Committee Chairperson.

Pari Primary School was the first to receive vaccinations, on May 1. 

The rotary aims to have 28,000 young girls vaccinated in 2017.​

The first round of vaccinations completed only last week.  

These girls underwent thorough checks afterwards for any pain or swelling which can happen in rare cases.

The launch of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine took place at the State Function Room on Thursday, March 23.

The Rotary Club, in partnership with NDOH, U.S Embassy and other stakeholders, has bought 56 thousand vaccines for 28,000 girls in NCD private and public schools.

The first official HPV Vaccination in the prevention of cervical cancer will start here in the National Capital District (NCD).

Chairman of the Boroko Rotary Club, Dr. Faa Lautofa Pulotu, said working with this program over the last three years has been a daunting task for all concerned.