A Strong Start to a Safer Future: HPV Vaccination Campaign Accelerates Nationwide

March 17, 2026 10:40 AM

A Strong Start to a Safer Future: HPV Vaccination Campaign Accelerates Nationwide

In a powerful step towards safeguarding the health and future of young girls, several states including Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Odisha, and Mizoram are leading from the front in the nationwide HPV vaccination campaign. Within just a fortnight of its launch, nearly 3 lakh girls aged 14 years have already been vaccinated—marking an encouraging start to this critical public health initiative, a health ministry official informed. The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine ...

‘HPV vaccination is very important’: Ajmer schoolgirls recount meeting PM Modi at vaccine launch

March 3, 2026 10:58 AM

‘HPV vaccination is very important’: Ajmer schoolgirls recount meeting PM Modi at vaccine launch

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign for 14-year-old girls from Ajmer, in a push to strengthen preventive healthcare for women and step up efforts to combat cervical cancer. Among those present were schoolgirls who received the vaccine in the Prime Minister’s presence and later described the experience as both reassuring and memorable. Purvi Agarwal, one of the first beneficiaries, said she felt “very safe” after tak...