Public Health Matters

Tag: vaccination

  • It’s National Immunization Awareness Month

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    August is designated National Immunization Awareness Month to educate the public about the important role that immunization plays in our lives. Immunization is one of many tools to help people attain and maintain good health. Cambridge dictionary defines immunization as the process of protecting a person/animal from an infectious disease by putting a substance into…

  • January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

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    Cervical Cancer is the fourth most common cancer to affect women globally according to the World Health Organization (WHO).4 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains that cervical cancer is a disease in which cells in the cervix, which is the connector of the vagina and the upper part of the uterus, grow…