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UAE mulls vaccination programme for cervical cancer

The UAE’s National Immunisation Committee (NIC) is considering a programme to vaccinate young women in the country against cervical cancer, The National has reported. The Gardasil vaccine is already licensed, but only available to patients who pay for it privately at a cost of up to Dhs2,000. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in Emirati women.

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