TWO LANAO SUR TOWNS BENEFITTED FROM A FREE CERVICAL CANCER VAX
By: The Mindanao Today (News) LANAO DEL SUR — 200 women from Lumba Bayabao and Pagayawan towns in Lanao del Sur received free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines provided from the Cervical Cancer Awareness and Vaccination program conducted by the Office of MP Diamila Disimban-Ramos in partnership with the LDS' Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) and the said LGUs. The two-day vaccination program was held earlier this March at the Municipal Hall of Lumba Bayabao and in Brgy. Ngingir, Sitio Ambary Gymnasium in Pagayawan was in solidarity with the 2023 National Women's Month and aimed to extend assistance to the constituents of the Bangsamoro Region, especially to women and vulnerable sectors who have limited access to medical services. It also provided an awareness lecture to educate the participants about cervical cancer and how it is the second-leading cancer among women in the Philippines. "Ang mga kababaihan sa buong mundo at maging sa Bangsamoro Autonomous...