{"id":3438,"date":"2026-09-29T11:43:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/?p=3438"},"modified":"2026-09-29T11:43:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:43:47","slug":"arkhlia-rashid-protecting-her-future-through-the-hpv-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/2026\/09\/29\/arkhlia-rashid-protecting-her-future-through-the-hpv-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Arkhlia Rashid \u2014 Protecting Her Future Through the HPV Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-18391f00b940038d78e83366cf70f0f6\">Arkhlia Rashid \u2014 Protecting Her Future Through the HPV Vaccine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Arkhlia Rashid, a Class Four pupil at Mfenesini Primary School in<br>Zanzibar, received the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine through a<br>school-based outreach supported by the SLL Project under the<br>Mastercard Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"547\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-29-113752.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3439\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-29-113752.png 547w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-29-113752-300x269.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>She learned that the HPV vaccine helps protect girls from infections that<br>can lead to cervical cancer (saratani ya shingo ya kizazi) later in life.<br>\u201cI received the HPV vaccine at school and told my parents that I had<br>been vaccinated,\u201d Arkhlia said. \u201cI explained how the vaccine protects<br>us from cervical cancer and other diseases, and they understood and<br>supported me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>After her vaccination, Arkhlia encouraged her classmates to take part as<br>well. \u201cI urged my fellow students to get vaccinated so they could<br>protect themselves,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"547\" height=\"276\" data-src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-29-113736.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3440 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 547px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 547\/276;width:840px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-29-113736.png 547w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-29-113736-300x151.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arkhlia Rashid \u2014 Protecting Her Future Through the HPV Vaccine Arkhlia Rashid, a Class Four pupil at Mfenesini Primary School inZanzibar, received the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine through aschool-based outreach [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":3439,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-3438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-success-stories"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-29-113752.png","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v14.6.1 - 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