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02/07/2013
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Carolina Sarres
Brazil Agency reporter
Brasilia - The vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV) is offered by the National Health System (SUS) for girls 10 and 11 years old at the beginning of the school year 2014. According to the Ministry of Health, the vaccine will be available in about 5000 posts, between public and private schools (in the form of campaign) and health units, permanently. Brazil is estimated to occur in 2013, 17 500 new cases of cancer of the cervix, which is a major cause HPV.
The government's goal is to reach 80% of over 3.3 million people considered target audience. At first, will be made available 12 million doses just for girls. With the cost of the vaccine will be spending R$ 30 per unit, totaling R$ 452.5 million. The vaccine, which is produced by the Butantan Institute and Merck, will be administered in three doses, and protect against four subtypes of HPV: 6, 11, 16 and 18 - the last two are the ones that cause the increased risk of cancer. In 70% of cases of cancer of the cervix, no trace of the presence of subtypes 16 and 18.
"We are offering the best vaccine exists. Seventy-five percent of the HPV vaccines used in the world is this that we will apply. This is another measure to face a problem of pubic health, which is cancer of the cervix - primarily in the North and Northeast and economically less developed areas in other parts of the country, "the Minister Alexandre Padilha.
Vaccination will be done on girls in this age group, at intervals of two and six months between the second and third doses, respectively. "We have to prepare this audience, engage the girls and the family, strengthen the guidance, why the age group is 10-11 years before the onset of sexual activity," said Padilla. The administration will be done, according to parental consent. "The vaccine does not eliminate the need to use condoms and the realization of Pap smears. Protecting against even higher proportion of cancers, does not protect 100%. Such girls are more protected, continue performing in tracking [virus] by examining preventive, "said Secretary of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health, Jarbas Barbosa. In 2012, the ministry has recorded 11 million Pap tests performed.
According to the Ministry of Health, there are an average of 685 400 cases of HPV each year. Cancer of the cervix causes 4800 deaths on average per year. In 2011, there were 5100 deaths. From January to March 2013 were made 5600 admissions for cancer of the cervix, with which were spent R$ 7.6 million. The Ministry of Health estimates that between 2011 and 2014, are spending more than R$ 382 million in investments in disease.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are 291 million women with HIV worldwide, of which 32% are infected by types 16 and 18. According to WHO, studies show that 80% of sexually active female population will be infected.
Edition: Talita Cavalcante / / Ace Matter changed to add information and 13h34 to 13h53 to correct information. Unlike text reported, refer to cancer of the cervix with HPV and not the 17 500 new cases estimated for 2013. The 4800 deaths on average per year occur from cancer of the cervix, not HPV. This also occurs with the 5600 admissions.
Source: Agency Brazil
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