Indonesia expands HPV vaccination coverage for children and employees

The Indonesian Ministry of Health reported that HPV immunization coverage for 5th-grade boys has reached 88 percent as of October 25, 2026. Bali and Yogyakarta have exceeded the 90 percent target, with coverage rates of 97.7 percent and 93.5 percent, respectively. Jakarta recorded a coverage rate of 82.5 percent.

For 5th-grade girls, the coverage rate stands at 83.5 percent, with 12 provinces meeting their targets. The Ministry is expanding the scope of the vaccination program to include boys in West Java, Central Java, and Banten next year to ensure gender equality in cancer prevention, targeting various cancers including cervical, anal, penile, and oropharyngeal.

In a separate initiative, the Korpri Secretariat General of the DPR RI is continuing its Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program for employees at the Parliament Complex in Jakarta. Achmad Sani Alhusain, Chairman of Korpri Setjen DPR RI, stated the program aims to protect employee health, particularly for women, and serves as a follow-up to an initial phase that saw 378 participants.