Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the nationwide Human Papillomavirus

PM Modi Launches Nationwide HPV Vaccination Programme For 14-Year-Old Girls

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During the campaign, single-shot Gardasil 4, a quadrivalent HPV vaccine that provides protection against HPV types 16 and 18 which cause cervical cancer as well as types 6 and 11, will be administered

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign for girls aged 14 years today (February 28) from Rajasthan’s Ajmer. PM Modi said, “Today, I have had the opportunity to launch the HPV vaccine campaign from Ajmer. This campaign will make the girls of this country strong.” In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he wrote, “This initiative aims to prevent cervical cancer.”

HPV Vaccine

During the campaign, single-shot Gardasil 4, a quadrivalent HPV vaccine that provides protection against HPV types 16 and 18 which cause cervical cancer as well as types 6 and 11, will be administered. The programme will target approximately 1.15 crore girls aged 14 years every year across all States and Union Territories. The vaccine will be provided free of cost at designated Government health facilities.

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The campaign will run in mission mode over a three-month period, during which eligible girls can receive the vaccine daily at designated facilities. Thereafter, the vaccine will continue to be available on routine immunization days. Vaccination will be conducted at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (Primary Health Centres), Community Health Centres, Sub-District and District Hospitals as well as Government Medical Colleges and Hospitals.

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