Chandigarh, May 28 (IANS) The Punjab government on Thursday launched one of India’s largest school-based menstrual health education initiatives for adolescent girls studying in government schools across the state. On the occasion of Menstrual Hygiene Day, the government announced the phased statewide expansion of the “Menstrual Hygiene Curriculum” across government high and senior secondary schools in all 23 districts.The first session of the curriculum is set to be conducted across these …
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Gandhinagar, May 7 (IANS) More than five lakh adolescent girls in Gujarat have received the first dose of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine under a state-wide campaign aimed at preventing cervical cancer. The programme recorded 5,14,566 cumulative vaccinations (including previously immunised) out of 5,62,324 eligible girls as of May 6.On Wednesday alone, 7,913 adolescent girls were vaccinated across the state. The overall coverage under the campaign stands at 91.5 per cent.State Health Mini…
Ahmedabad, May 6 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will conduct a city-wide mega vaccination drive on May 7 as part of its ongoing HPV immunisation programme aimed at preventing cervical cancer among adolescent girls.The drive will offer free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to girls aged 14 to 15 years at all Urban Health Centres and municipal corporation hospitals.Eligible beneficiaries will be able to receive the vaccine without any cost during the campaign, which forms p…
Bhopal, March 13 (IANS) In the Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh, the HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccination campaign has picked up pace with an adequate number of families turning up to get their girls vaccinated.Under the HPV vaccination drive, the vaccines are being administered at health centres to protect adolescent girls from cervical cancer.Additionally, the Health Department is conducting special awareness programmes to dispel misconceptions surrounding the vaccine.District Immunisati…
Bhopal, Feb 28 (IANS) In a major preventive healthcare initiative, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav on Saturday launched a state-wide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign aimed at protecting adolescent girls from cervical cancer.The drive targets around eight lakh girls aged between 14 and 15 years across the state. Over 7,58,500 doses have been supplied by the Central government. The vaccine, which costs around Rs 4,000 in the market, will be administered free of cost at …
Jaipur, Feb 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the nationwide HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccination campaign from Ajmer, marking a major step toward protecting women from cervical cancer. Under the initiative, eligible adolescent girls will receive the HPV vaccine to significantly reduce their future risk of cervical cancer.On the first day of the drive, 188 vaccination sessions were conducted across Rajasthan. Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma urged parents to…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Adolescent girls who actively partake in recreational physical activity can have significant protection against risks of breast cancer, according to a study.Researchers from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in the US showed that recreational physical activity may be associated with breast tissue composition and biomarkers of stress in adolescent girls.In the study, girls who reported engaging in at least two hours of recreational physical activity …