“New Hope in Cervical Cancer Vaccination!” said Nugroho Kampono, staff in Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital. He said that because at this time, there is a vaccine which can prevent cervical cancer up to 100 percent. This cervical cancer vaccine is developed by pharmaceutical company in United States and Europe. How the proccess of cervical cancer vaccination using this vaccine? This cervical Cancer vaccine form antibody against HPV type 16 and 18 which known as cervical cancer risk factors. Ideally, this vaccine should be given three times: the first day, two months later, and six months later for women who was not infected by HPV. Women who had sexual contact also should be given this vaccine to succeeding cervical cancer vaccination programs.
Cervical Cancer Vaccination programs are very important to prevent cervical cancer but until now this vaccine was not used in Indonesia. Cervical cancer in indonesia need special attention because every day can be found 40 cervical cancer cases in this country. Mortality caused by cervical cancer is the highest not only in the case of cancer diseases experienced women, but also the highest compared to the case of cancer in general in Indonesia. Indonesia also ranks second highest in the world after China to cervical cancer cases. Data from the Ministry of Health, provision of vaccines can help build synergies among immunization, cervical cancer control, reproductive and sexual health. In order to realize cervical cancer vaccination programs, WHO are working with the Ministry Of Health accelerate obtaining the vaccine.