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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Vidal Health and Serum Institute collaborate on HPV vaccine accessVidal Health, in partnership with Serum Institute of India, will launch a digital platform on October 1, 2025, to streamline HPV vaccine ac...
Biological E to manufacture HPV9 vaccine for India, UNICEF and PAHO tender marketsJiangsu Recbio Technology and Biological E. Limited are partnering for HPV9 vaccine. Recbio will transfer technology to Biological E. Limit...
Why is cancer becoming shockingly common among Indians in their 20s and 30s? Oncologists blame this virusCancer doctors in India are raising concerns about rising HPV-related cancers among young adults. Cases of cervical, oral, and throat cance...
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 ...
Actively considering HPV vaccination drive: Health ministerHealth Minister J P Nadda stated that the government was evaluating the launch of the HPV vaccination programme as suggested by the Nationa...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Govt likely to float global tender for HPV vaccine in April; Merck, Serum Institute may participateIndia, at present, is fully dependent on foreign manufacturers for HPV vaccines. Globally, three foreign firms manufacture HPV vaccines out...
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...
DCGI recommends allowing SII to manufacture, stockpile qHPV vaccine against cervical cancer: SourcePrakash Kumar Singh, Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs at SII, had written to the Health Ministry on February 4 seeking approval ...
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...