Health Minister Alexandru Rogobete said on Wednesday that HPV vaccination is important for everyone and should be promoted to patients as much as possible, especially by doctors.
"HPV vaccination is important for all of us, and I think it is our role, of all of us, but especially of you, the doctors, to promote it to patients as much as possible. I have not been and will never agree with mandatory vaccination, but I want people to choose whether to get vaccinated or not fully aware of the facts, and for that we must inform them correctly," said Rogobete at "Say NO HPV - Choose to get vaccinated" conference on Wednesday at the Bucharest University Emergency Hospital (SUUB).
SUUB manager Catalin Cirstoiu said that the hospital has all the necessary resources for young people to benefit from HPV vaccination in the best conditions.
"We provide both the medical specialties involved in this process: gynaecology, urology, dermatology, infectious disease and ENT doctors, as well as a vaccination cabinet in the SUUB outpatient clinic. Each patient is informed, consulted and vaccinated correctly and safely. The Bucharest University Emergency Hospital is, therefore, not only a place where we treat diseases, but also a place where prevention is a priority. Therefore, our message to the community is simple: get informed, contact specialists and take advantage of the fact that HPV vaccination is now available free of charge for people up to and including 26 years of age," Cirstoiu said.
In her turn, Monica Mihaela Cirstoiu, head of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Clinic at SUUB, said that vaccination is the most effective method of preventing HPV infection and the serious diseases it can cause.
"HPV vaccination provides a high degree of protection against precancerous lesions of the cervix, cervical cancer and can also provide protection against anal, oropharyngeal, vulvar, vaginal and penile neoplasms. Cervical cancer is a condition that can be prevented through screening and vaccination and can be cured if detected in time and treated properly," said the doctor.
The Bucharest University Emergency Hospital offers vaccination at its Integrated Outpatient Clinic, where, between March 1, 2024 and October 1, 2025, 650 people were vaccinated against HPV, of which 579 (89.1%) were girls and 71 (10.9%) boys.
Starting with October 1, 2025, vaccination against HPV infection is provided free of charge for people aged between 11 and 26 under a national vaccination programme.
As part of the campaign, dozens of resident doctors and students from UMF Carol Davila participated on Wednesday in an information session at SUUB, where specialists presented the importance of HPV vaccination for the prevention of serious diseases.
Over the last three years, SUUB has recorded 246 patients with malignant cervical tumours, 444 patients diagnosed with cervical dysplasia (cervical tumours with unpredictable evolutions) and 1,074 patients with various types of cervical lesions.
People under 15 years of age receive two doses, at least six months apart; people over 15 years of age should receive three doses at 0, 2 and 6 months.
HPV vaccination is not recommended in pregnant women, and additional safety studies are needed for this category of patients.
It is currently free in Romania for people up to and including 26 years old.
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