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Kerala Health Minister Pledges Wider HPV Vaccination
19 Sep
Summary
- Kerala vows to increase HPV vaccination coverage for adolescent girls.
- Vaccination aims to protect against cervical cancer.
- Free HPV vaccines are available for 14-year-old girls.
Health Minister K. Muraleedharan has committed to implementing measures to improve HPV vaccination rates among adolescent girls in Kerala, thereby safeguarding them against cervical cancer. Speaking at a national conference in Thiruvananthapuram, he acknowledged that vaccination coverage has lagged in some districts.
To address this, the minister urged medical professionals to actively participate in awareness campaigns. The HPV vaccine is currently administered free of charge to 14-year-old girls across all government health facilities as part of the national immunization initiative. The conference, organized by AOGIN India, is scheduled to conclude on September 20.
