The Prime Minister launched a nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination drive for girls aged 14, using the Gardasil-4 vaccine.
- HPV infection is the main cause of cervical cancer, and vaccinating girls before exposure is the most effective way to prevent it.
- Gardasil-4 is a quadrivalent vaccine that guards against four types of the virus.
- Rolling the drive out across the country brings HPV vaccination into India's public health programme for adolescent girls.