Experts find loophole in cervical cancer vaccine

Participants of the Annual Zambezi Hospital Cancer Walk awareness campaign. They offer free screening for Basic checkups, Breast cancer, Cervical Cancer and Prostrate cancer. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Girls who suffer from bilharzia may not fully benefit from the soon-to-be rolled out cervical cancer vaccine, a new study has shown.

The study at the Kenya Institute of Primate Research (KIPR) suggests that girls infected with bilharzia, a common ailment in some parts of the country, may not get maximum protection from the vaccine.