Panaji: A test for human papillomavirus (HPV) made at Verna has become the first Indian-made HPV test to meet international scientific benchmarks for cervical cancer screening.Every year, cervical cancer kills an estimated 80,000 Indian women. Globally, the disease claims more than 3,40,000 lives, with the overwhelming burden falling on countries that can least afford the…
Officials have attributed the sluggish rollout to vaccine hesitancy fuelled by misinformation, difficulties in reaching out-of-school girls, and weak inter-departmental coordination in the campaign’s early phase Gurgaon: Three months after Haryana launched its HPV vaccination campaign for adolescent girls, the state has inoculated only 41,899 of its 2.26 lakh target beneficiaries — covering just 19%…
Mumbai: Not only does India continue to shoulder one of the world’s heaviest oral cancer burdens, but doctors also warn that most patients still reach hospital at a very advanced stage of the disease.Tobacco consumption remains the main cause of the disease, but there is a growing number of younger patients being diagnosed with human…
