MPs clash over HPV vaccine

Dr Vishwa Mahadeo

The opposition and government on Tuesday evening sparred over the handling of the country’s health sector, with APNU member Dr George Norton chiding the PPP/C administration for mismanagement of the health sector.

Dr Norton riled up members of the government side, including Health Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran, former Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy and Culture Minister Dr Frank Anthony, when he accused the government of providing inadequate information on the vaccines being given to girls to immunize them against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) which can cause cervical cancer. He said that the government had ignored