vaccination

Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda has reaffirmed India's strong commitment to eliminating cervical cancer as a public health problem and strengthening global health cooperation. Speaking virtually to a press briefing on global health issues with the World Health Organisation (WHO)...

Islamabad, March 5 Pakistan on Thursday reported its first case of poliovirus infection this year, with health authorities warning that the debilitating disease remains a threat.The National Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication (NEOC) confirmed the infection in a four-year-old...

Mumbai, March 4 More than 8.9 lakh girls aged 14-15 in Maharashtra will be given the HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, Health Minister Prakash Abitkar said in the legislative council on Wednesday.Responding to a Calling Attention Motion, Abitkar said a three-month vaccination drive will...

Sydney, March 4 Authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have issued a measles health alert for western Sydney as the number of confirmed cases continues to rise toward the total figure for 2025.The NSW Department of Health said in a warning released on Tuesday night that...

Chandigarh, March 3 Haryana has decided to comprehensively strengthen surveillance, reporting, and treatment monitoring of viral hepatitis under the National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme.The initiative will focus on enforceable compliance, real-time data integration, and measurable...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 1 Union Minister Jitendra Singh has laid the foundation stone for a state-of-the-art Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) facility at the Akkulam campus of the Biotechnology Research and Innovation Centre – Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC-RGCB) here...

New Delhi, February 28 Dr. M Srinivas, Director of AIIMS, Delhi, has appealed to parents, teachers, community leaders, and healthcare professionals across the country to actively support and promote the nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination drive launched by Prime Minister Narendra...

Imphal, February 28 Manipur Chief Minister Y. Khemchand Singh launched 33 ambulances on Saturday to strengthen maternity healthcare services, according to an official statement.The ambulances were funded by the North Eastern Council, it said.The launch ceremony took place ahead of the launch...

Gandhinagar, February 28 – Gujarat will expand access to advanced hearing restoration for children and upgrade community health infrastructure under time-bound plans, Health Minister Praful Pansheriya told the state Assembly on Saturday.Responding to questions on the treatment of congenital...

New Delhi, February 28 – Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta attended an HPV vaccination event at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital on Saturday, accompanied by BJP MP Manoj Tiwari, Health Minister Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh, and MLA Sanjay Goyal. She further stated that they aimed to vaccinate 1.6 lakh girl...

KISHTWAR, FEBRUARY 27: Deputy Commissioner of Kishtwar, Pankaj Kumar Sharma, chaired a District Task Force on Immunization meeting to review preparations for the launch of the National HPV Vaccination Campaign, which begins on February 28. The campaign targets girls aged 14–15 to provide early...

Raavivalasa (Andhra Pradesh), February 28 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu launched the HPV vaccination drive here in the Vizianagaram district on Saturday.A Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was administered to a young girl at a community health center in the Raavivalasa...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a nationwide campaign for the vaccination of girls aged 14 against Human Papillomavirus (HPV). This initiative aims to prevent cervical cancer, which is one of the leading causes of cancer-related illness in women, and marks a significant milestone in...

DC Budgam reviews preparedness for National HPV Vaccination Campaign; Emphasises adherence to Guidelines & Effective U-WIN Registration across DistrictDeputy Commissioner Budgam, Athar Aamir Khan, today reviewed the preparedness for the National HPV Vaccination Campaign against cervical cancer...

Bengaluru, February 27 – The Karnataka government, led by the Congress, reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating dog-mediated human rabies by 2030 and reducing deaths caused by venomous snakebites through the implementation of two comprehensive state action plans.The State Action Plan for...

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 26: A media sensitization meeting was held at Government Hospital, Gandhi Nagar, in Jammu, in preparation for the National Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Campaign, which is scheduled to begin on February 28, 2026, across the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.The...

Jaipur, February 26 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ajmer, Rajasthan, on February 28 to launch the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign by administering the first dose of the HPV vaccine to girls aged 9 to 14 years.He will also address a public gathering and inaugurate and...

Mumbai, February 26 The Maharashtra government told the legislative assembly on Thursday that the population of stray dogs has increased significantly across rural and urban parts of the state in the last six years.The government said that as many as 30 lakh dog-bite cases were reported and 30...

New Delhi, February 24 In a major step towards eliminating preventable cancers among women, the Union government will soon launch a nationwide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme targeting girls aged 14 years, official sources said on Tuesday.According to sources, the programme...

Wellington, February 24 – Two new measles cases, linked to overseas travel and originating from the same household, have been detected in Auckland, three weeks after New Zealand declared an earlier outbreak over.The locations of interest include Singapore Airlines flight SQ281, which arrived...