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A HPV\u00a0health poster design competition launched for WHO Immunisation Week has been launched in Salford.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The competition has been launched by Salford City Council and is open to all young people aged between 11 to 16 who live in or attend a school in Salford.\u00a0<\/p>\n The poster design competition opens on 25 April and closes 5pm, Monday 16 June 2025.<\/p>\n The project is being used as a part of a strong pledge of global public health initiatives, the World Health Organization\u2019s (WHO) World Immunisation Week campaign, \u201cImmunisation for All is Humanly Possible,\u201d highlights the vital impact of vaccines in saving lives.<\/p>\n WHO recommends that at least 95% of children should be immunised against vaccine-preventable diseases targeted for elimination or control, including diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hib, measles, mumps, and rubella.<\/p>\n And for the initiative Salford City Council Health Protection team are working with a group of young people from across the city to take part in an exciting creative health competition to design a poster promoting the Human papillomavirus vaccination (HPV) in schools.<\/p>\n Cllr John Merry, Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Adult Services, Health, and Wellbeing, said: \u201cI\u2019m genuinely excited to see creative approaches to health, like the HPV poster competition.<\/p>\n \u201cI encourage all children to get involved and hope more Salford high schools join our HPV School\u2019s Education Programme. We have already seen excellent outcomes with flu vaccination for children aged 2 to 3 in Swinton, Pendlebury, Walkden and Little Hulton Primary Care Networks (PCN).\u201d<\/p>\n Cllr Merry continued: \u201cIn addition, the Salford University GP service organised vaccination catch-up clinics for students and staff, ensuring our university community remains well-protected.<\/p>\n \u201cThe more Salford\u2019s public health colleagues, service providers, and key stakeholders work together to boost the immunisation rates, the greater the opportunity to reduce health inequalities and protect the whole community.\u201d<\/p>\n Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the name of a very common group of viruses.<\/p>\n Teenage boys and girl are offered the HPV vaccination at high school, in year 8.\u00a0 The HPV vaccine plays an important role in preventing cervical cancer, as almost all cases of cervical cancer are caused by HPV.<\/p>\n The competition aims to improve health literacy among secondary school pupils in Year 8. By involving students, we can empower them to become champions for the HPV vaccine and own the importance of protecting their health and the health of others.<\/p>\n Councillor Arnold Saunders, Vice Chair of the Community and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Panel, also shared: \u201cWhile immunisation rates in Salford have declined since 2013, it\u2019s encouraging to note that vaccination rates in children aged five have increased for the first time in over a decade.<\/p>\n \u201cOffers of local health events and clinics in Broughton community settings, including evening and weekend sessions have increased, and means more people can now access services at the right time and right place.<\/p>\n \u201cBroughton is a diverse community so programmes that educate residents and service providers about vaccinations and other health priorities are vital to encouraging higher vaccine uptake and better community health for all.\u201d<\/p>\n First prize in the competition will receive a\u00a0\u00a3100 Love2Shop vouchers plus see your designs\u00a0included in our Salford\u2019s HPV vaccination campaign.<\/p>\n While the two runner-up prizes will be offered a \u00a375.00 Love2Shop vouchers each.<\/p>\n Residents are encouraged to email their designs but can also drop off their designs to their local Salford City Council Gateways building.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n