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The health ministry purchased 20,000 doses of HPV vaccine. COVAX facility supplied 100,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent Covid-19 vaccine.

Human papillomavirus causes cervical cancer, which is a major cause of deaths among Nepali women.

It costs over Rs75 million to administer 500,000 doses received free of cost, officials say.

After 1816 Sugauli Treaty, prime minister Bhimsen Thapa sought British help for vaccination against smallpox.

Hundreds of unvaccinated children found across Nepal. WHO asks nations to strengthen routine immunisation.

Nepal is committed to eliminating the disease by 2026.

At least four percent of Nepali children aged 12 to 23 months have not received any of the regular vaccines.

National Immunisation Advisory Committee also recommends the health ministry to inoculate children between 5 and 11.

DKI Jakarta Health Service (Dinkes) revealed the current situation of Covid-19. A number of indicators should serve as an alarm for citizens of the Capital City

By ignoring safety protocol, people are putting health of elderly and those without immunity at risk, doctors warn.