As the campaign for immunisation against HPV began, a lot of objections to the vaccine came to the fore, raising doubts in the minds of even those optimistic people who usually see the bright side of things. The most common objection is why a girl as young as nine years old needs to be vaccinated against a disease that, in her opinion, usually affects older women. 

For those who question the logic behind early vaccination and its efficacy and need, let me present some facts regarding the vaccine and why it is important.

HPV vaccine prevents cervical cancer, which, though is preventable and treatable if diagnosed at an early stage, silently claims thousands of lives each year. Globally, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women, accounting for around 660,000 new cases in

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