A jab of hope: kindness fuels Sri Lanka’s HPV vaccination success
It is a bright Friday morning. A group of sixth-grade female students and their parents gather in front of a classroom, temporary converted into a vaccination station at a school in Battaramulla, about eight kilometres from Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo.
“Do you know why you are here today?” Dr Indika Ellawala, Medical Officer of Health, asks, smiling at the gathered group. They do, but Dr Ellawala takes the time to explain what the programme is in detail, encouraging anyone with questions to ask him…..| read more on Gavi
