Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari launches cervical cancer vaccination drive for over 7.5 lakh girls aged 14 yearsWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has initiated a statewide Human Papillomavirus vaccination campaign. This program targets appro...
30 May, 2026, 12.10 PM IST
PM Modi launches nationwide HPV vaccination drive for 14-year-old girlsPrime Minister Narendra Modi initiated a nationwide Human Papillomavirus vaccination campaign. The initiative targets 14-year-old girls acr...
28 Feb, 2026, 01.31 PM IST
Government to target 1.15 crore HPV vaccinations yearly: Health ministryThe vaccine will be provided free of cost at designated government health facilities. Vaccination will be conducted at Ayushman Arogya Mand...
27 Feb, 2026, 09.54 PM IST
PM Modi to launch nationwide HPV vaccination campaign on February 28 from AjmerPrime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a nationwide Human Papillomavirus vaccination campaign for 14-year-old girls. The campaign begins ...
26 Feb, 2026, 03.16 PM IST
India clears nationwide rollout of free HPV vaccine to curb cervical cancerIndia is launching a nationwide HPV vaccination program. This initiative aims to eliminate cervical cancer, a common threat to women. The v...
25 Feb, 2026, 12.13 AM IST
Centre plans free HPV vaccine for girls under national immunisation programmeIndia is launching a nationwide HPV vaccination program for 14-year-old girls, offering the free and voluntary Gardasil vaccine to combat c...
24 Feb, 2026, 02.47 PM IST
Govt plans capacity building activities for frontline workers of HPV vaccinationThe Union Health Ministry plans to initiate capacity-building activities for frontline workers administering the HPV vaccine to girls aged ...
06 Apr, 2025, 01.39 PM IST
HPV vaccines may protect men as well as women from cancer claims new studyVaccinated women had a lower risk of developing cervical cancer within at least five years of getting the shots. For men, there were benefi...
24 May, 2024, 08.43 AM IST
Poonam Pandey: Every 2 minutes one woman dies of cervical cancer. Vaccine cost, symptoms and treatmentActress and model Poonam Pandey, known for her debut film 'Nasha' and participation in Kangana Ranaut's reality show 'Lock Upp', allegedly ...
03 Feb, 2024, 05.28 PM IST
Budget 2024: Govt actively considering rolling out of HPV vaccine for cervical cancer, says FMBudget 2024: During her Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government will encourage vaccination for girls in...
01 Feb, 2024, 01.07 PM IST
Govt says yet to take decision on roll-out of HPV vaccination against cervical cancerThe Union Health Ministry in India clarified that it has not yet made a decision regarding the rollout of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) va...
13 Jan, 2024, 05.15 PM IST
MSD pharma likely to participate when govt floats tender for vaccine against cervical cancerThe Serum Institute's made-in-India vaccine against cervical cancer, CERVAVAC, was launched last month. Prakash Kumar Singh, Director of Go...
15 Feb, 2023, 06.24 PM IST
All you need to know about the upcoming cervical cancer vaccine in IndiaTo obtain a complete regimen of HPV vaccines in India, one must spend at least Rs 5,000 to Rs 8,000. A qHPV vaccine is available from Merck...
14 Jul, 2022, 03.51 PM IST
Drug regulator approves country's first indigenously developed HPV by Serum Institute"For the first time there will be an Indian HPV vaccine to treat cervical cancer in women that is both affordable and accessible," Adar Poo...
12 Jul, 2022, 09.45 PM IST
SII’s cervical cancer vaccine: SEC to review HPV jab trial data todayThe subject expert committee (SEC) under the drug regulator will review the trial data of the vaccine that has been developed by Serum Inst...
15 Jun, 2022, 12.25 AM IST
Home-made vaccine for cervical cancer may be rolled out this yearSerum Institute of India (SII) will launch the country’s first indigenous HPV vaccine, people in the know told ET.
08 Jun, 2022, 12.45 AM IST
MSD Pharmaceuticals launches gender-neutral HPV vaccine GARDASIL 9 in India"Launching GARDASIL 9 is a crucial step towards advancing the mission of building a healthy young India by reducing the disease burden of H...
29 Sep, 2021, 03.57 PM IST