Kinki University [Held Cervical Cancer Prevention Awareness Seminar] Providing information on HPV vaccination for university students

Kinki University, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, will hold a cervical cancer prevention awareness seminar on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at the Nara Campus. The seminar is intended for Kinki University students and faculty members to deepen their understanding of cervical cancer, the HPV virus, and catch-up vaccination.

Background

HPV (human papillomavirus) is a virus that causes cervical cancer. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) is offering vaccination opportunities at public expense as a "catch-up vaccination" until the end of March 2025 for those who were born between fiscal 1997 (FY1997) and 2007 (FY 2007) and have not yet received the vaccine.

However, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 48.5% of those who were eligible for vaccination in FY2023 answered that they "did not know" about the HPV vaccine catch-up vaccination. Therefore, it is imperative to further raise awareness of the HPV vaccine among those who are eligible for vaccination.

Contents of this seminar

The seminar will cover the following topics

What is cervical cancer?

What is HPV virus?

HPV vaccination

About catch-up vaccination

The lecturer will be Dr. Yuri Mizota (Associate Professor at Shizuoka University of Social and Health Medicine), Counselor, Health and Welfare Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Outline of the event

Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 10:40 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.

Place: Group Study Cell "Iori 2", Tsunagaru-kan, Nara Campus, Kinki University (3327-204 Nakamachi, Nara City, Nara Prefecture; 10 minutes by bus from Tomio Station on the Kintetsu Nara Line)

Target: Kinki University students, graduate students, faculty and staff

Others

In addition to this seminar, Kinki University has been posting posters and distributing flyers at all six campuses (Higashi Osaka, Nara, Osaka Sayama, Wakayama, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka) to inform the public about the HPV vaccine catch-up vaccination.

To Students

Cervical cancer is a disease that even young women can develop; HPV vaccination is one of the effective ways to prevent cervical cancer.

We recommend that you use this seminar as an opportunity to gain a proper understanding of cervical cancer and the HPV vaccine, and to actively gather information and consider vaccination in order to protect your own health.

Related and reference source links
Faculty of Agriculture
https://www.kindai.ac.jp/agriculture/