The HPV vaccine is given to girls between the ages of nine and 13. It is only effective before someone is infected with the virus.
The HPV vaccine will be administered as part of school programs in Laos and seven African countries -- Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Sierra Leone and Tanzania. Dr. Berkley notes that efforts must be made to reach girls who are not in school.
A Roman Catholic school in Washington DC is making a difference for African-American girls. In their communities, more than half of all students end their education before high school. The VOA’s June Simms takes us there.
One hundred students attend this Catholic day school. They come from low-income homes. Many of the girls are raised by a single parent or grandparent.
Sister Mary Bourdon opened the school 14 years ago. Private donors pay most of the costs.
The school is in a community where pregnancy rates among young women are high. Many girls may leave the school early.
Sister Mary Bourdon says her plan was for the school to intervene in young lives, pointing them toward a happier adulthood.
“One of the first things is to get the teachers who can excite them about learning. They get personal individual attention.”
Class sizes are small, giving teachers like Kelly Lockard a chance to work with students one at a time.
“If I’m able to develop that relationship with them, and if they’re able to feel comfortable with me, that helps with the intrinsic motivation, and it helps with them just relaxing and being comfortable to be able to ask whatever questions they need to ask about math or about life.”
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