JAKARTA - Cervical cancer or cervix cancer is still a health burden in many countries, including in Indonesia. In Indonesia, cervical cancer is the number two killer in women after breast cancer.
Special Staff to the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemenkes RI), drg. Monica R. Nirmala, MPH, said that two of the three women in Indonesia found out that they had cervical cancer in the last stage. This is what makes it increasingly difficult to handle.
The uterine neck cancer is the number two killer cancer after breast cancer among Indonesian women. In fact, this cervix cancer may be the only thing that can actually be prevented by immunization, "said Monica, in the event Lecturer Class: Facing Certificate Cancer Misinformation Rahim in the AI Era of MSD, in Kuningan, Jakarta, on Monday, November 17, 2025.
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Detection of cervical cancer in the final stages will have a risk of treatment that will not be as effective as in early-time cancer. Therefore, the government is increasingly aggressive in eliminating cervical cancer, by strengthening public education and immunization.
The Indonesian Ministry of Health is targeting 90 percent of girls and boys to be immunized with HPV before the age of 15.
According to the Director of Immunization of the Indonesian Ministry of Health, dr. Prima Yosephine, said that the provision of HPV immunization has been introducible since 2016 and has been implemented nationally in 2023, especially in girls. The immunization of this HPV is targeted to be achieved for all children by 2030.
"This will all be achieved by 2030," said Doctor Prima.
To achieve this, the Indonesian Ministry of Health will immunize HPV for girls aged 5 elementary school (11 years). Then immunization of pursuit for girls aged 6 elementary and 9th grade junior high school (15 years old), who have not received HPV immunizations from 2025.
Not only that, the provision of one dose of HPV immunization for boys aged 11 years starting 2026 will also be carried out and its implementation will continue to be expanded.
In addition, the Ministry of Health also utilizes artificial interference (AI) to increase HPV awareness. This can be at the forefront of detecting and responding to the spread of negative news, especially on social media regarding HPV and cervix cancer.
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