Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently given important instructions in a meeting regarding the vaccination campaign against cervical cancer. Under this campaign, school girls have been targeted for vaccination, the main objective of which is to provide protection against cervical cancer. Prime Minister Modi himself can launch it.
This initiative will be specifically targeted at young girl students to provide them awareness and protection from the dangers of cervical cancer. Let us tell you that the Ministry of Health and Education has jointly prepared the outline of this campaign.
The date of launch of this campaign is going to be under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in one to two weeks. The review of the tenure of the first 100 days will be decided in the meeting.
What did the Health Ministry tell?
A senior official of the Health Ministry said that preparations to include the cervical cancer vaccine in the national vaccination program are almost complete, just waiting for the government to issue the final instructions. However, in some areas of the country, this vaccination has started being used to protect women from cervical cancer. This quadrivalent vaccine is indigenous available in the market under the name Cervavac.
What is cervical cancer?
Cervical cancer is a common and deadly cancer found in women, which is caused by viral infection (HPV). An attempt is being made to promote protection against this cancer through this vaccination.
This campaign will be started from schools
This campaign will be started in schools on various occasions, in which school girls will be invited for vaccination. Even young women can be made a part of this campaign, so that they can also be completely protected against cervical cancer.
Through this campaign, a social message will also be issued by the government, in which information will be provided in matters of health and awareness. Apart from this, public health systems have also been prepared for this campaign, so that the vaccination program can be conducted smoothly and successfully.
Let us tell you that to protect women from cervical cancer, Serum Institute of India based in Pune has prepared this new vaccine which is quite effective. This vaccine was launched in India only a year ago. This vaccine is available in the Indian market at a price of around Rs 2,000 per dose, but the government wants to include it in the national vaccination program so that all women across the country can get free vaccination facilities.