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All girls between the ages of 9 and 14 years will receive the vaccines in their schools or nearby government primary health centres over the next three years

Decision to inoculate against cervical cancer is welcome, could help root out a major disease that afflicts Indian women

Around 75,000 women in India die each year of cervical cancer.

Besides cervical cancer, the vaccine also offers protection against the HPV strains that cause cancer of the anus, vagina and oropharynx. Additionally, it also protects against the HPV strains that are responsible for genital warts.

Efforts to eliminate cervical cancer in India should prioritize making screening programmes accessible and acceptable to women. This requires tackling

The Centre introduced several programmes in 2023, addressing the accessibility and affordability of the healthcare services. Here are some of the key initiatives taken by the government in 2023 to achieve its goal of ‘Health For All’

A jab that prevents 80 per cent of children’s hospital admissions for a common winter virus has been hailed as a “game changer” for the NHS.

Malaysia is facing its largest Covid-19 surge since Nov 2022, affecting mostly those who are aged 18 to 49. Experts believe the spike could be prolonged with the coming holiday season.

Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad outlined several strategies to handle the spike in Covid-19 cases.

The reality is that the UPA’s schemes had anodyne and unmemorable names even though they had the same aims.