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2 months, 1 week ago

Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science 2024

ABC

Robyn Williams: And so back to those Prime Minister's prizes given on Tuesday at Parliament House in Canberra. Robyn Williams: And the winner of the Prime Minister's main prize this year, as foreshadowed at the start of this Science Show, is Professor Matthew Bailes, born in Alice Springs, now at Swinburne University in Melbourne, where he leads a really impressive …

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9 months, 1 week ago

What we really need: A feminist health policy

The Hindu

The International Day for Women is not something we ignore at the health desk. Quoting the recently- released World Economic Forum’s report, ‘Closing the Women’s Health Gap’, she underscores the profound disparity between men’s and women’s health worldwide. Selvavinayagam, Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, at least 50% of women covered under the ‘First 1,000 Days of Life’ initiative, …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Understanding cervical cancer and what is the HPV Vaccine

Hindustan Times

The vaccine that protects people, especially women from the Human Papillomavirus infection has usually been quite expensive and hence not accessible for the majority of the population. HPV vaccine will be administered to girls aged 9 to 14 years Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that develops in the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that connects to …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Cervical cancer: Jab the crab away

New Indian Express

KOCHI: Cervical cancer, the most prevalent form of cancer among women, is distinct due to its viral origin. Much like the global efforts against Covid-19, medical science has set its sights on combating this virus, with the World Health Organization aiming to eliminate cervical cancer globally by 2030 through a comprehensive strategy. As HPV is primarily transmitted through sexual intercourse, …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Health Ministry yet to take a call on beginning HPV vaccination campaign for adolescent girls

The Hindu

The Health Ministry maintained on Saturday that it is yet to take a decision on starting a vaccination campaign against the human papillomavirus, despite reports that it is set to offer the vaccine from the second quarter of this year. The Ministry had earlier said that in June 2022, after evaluating the fresh evidence on the cervical cancer burden and …

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1 year ago

Cervical Cancer Deaths Can Be Reduced By Over 63 Per Cent Through Primary HPV Test Every 5 Years: Research

ABP News

The implementation of updated screening guidelines by the World Health Organization can help reduce over 63 per cent of cervical cancer death rates in low-to-middle-income countries, new research led by the Daffodil Centre, a research centre on cancer control and policy, and a joint venture of Cancer Council NSW and the University of Sydney, has found. MUST READ | COP28: …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Serum Institute's Cervical Cancer Vaccine to Be Available in Market This Month, Two Doses to Cost Rs 2k

News 18

The Serum Institute’s made-in-India vaccine against cervical cancer, CERVAVAC, will be available in the market this month at an MRP of Rs 2,000 per vial of two doses, official sources said on Thursday. According to an official source, Singh has written a letter to the Union Health Ministry mentioning that the price of its HPV vaccine for the private market …

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2 years ago

Centre Asks States to Raise Awareness About Cervical Cancer, Importance of HPV Vaccine

News 18

The government has asked all states and Union Territories to create awareness on prevention of cervical cancer, the importance of HPV vaccine among girl and organise vaccination camps in schools. "Cervical cancer is a preventable and curable disease as long as it is detected early and managed effectively," said the letter written by Union Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar and Health …

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2 years, 3 months ago

India to launch first indigenous vaccine against cervical cancer on Sept 1

Hindustan Times

The Department of Biotechnology in partnership with the Serum Institute of India is set to launch India’s first indigenously developed Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine against cervical cancer on Thursday, the Centre said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the World Health Organisation, India accounts for about a fifth of the global burden for cervical cancer, witnessing about 1.23 lakh …

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3 years, 1 month ago

It is time for global action against cervical cancer

Al Jazeera

COVID-19 is the wake-up call for health equity: Let’s use it to help women rise from the nightmare of cervical cancer. In the highest-risk countries, mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa, 75 out of 100,000 women suffer from cervical cancer, compared with fewer than 10 women in low-risk nations. As with COVID-19, inequity is at the core of the cervical cancer crisis: …

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