Abuja residents have been told to take the Human Papillomavirus vaccine, currently administered by the Primary Health Care Development Agency and Pathfinder International, to prevent cancer. The Communication Officer of Pathfinder International Nigeria, Bayo Ewuola, disclosed this during a vaccination and sanitisation in Kabusa, a suburb of Abuja, Nigeria. According to him, the HPV vaccine is effective against genital warts and most cases of cervical cancer. Emphasising that the vaccine is free, he said: “Girls from nine to 14 years old are encouraged to take the HPV vaccine. This must be done…