Archive · 10 Dec 2025
India Pushes for Cervical Cancer Prevention After Parliament Alarm
India is facing a big problem with cervical cancer, which kills more than 75,000 women every year.
After the Rajya Sabha talked about this in Parliament, doctors and hospitals are working hard to make sure more girls get the HPV vaccine.
This vaccine can prevent most cases of cervical cancer if given at the right age, which is between 9 and 14 years.
CK Birla Hospitals has set a goal to give 5,000 HPV vaccinations in Jaipur and Kolkata.
Doctors say that many parents have wrong ideas about the vaccine, like thinking it affects fertility or causes side effects.
But the vaccine is very safe and important for protecting girls from cancer.
Hospitals are also working to educate families and make the vaccine more accessible.
India loses over 75,000 women annually to cervical cancer, prompting urgent calls for HPV vaccination.
CK Birla Hospitals aims to administer 5,000 HPV vaccinations in Jaipur and Kolkata.
HPV vaccination can prevent up to 90% of cervical cancer cases if given before exposure, ideally between ages 9-14.
Misinformation about the vaccine's safety and necessity delays vaccination among girls and parents.
Hospital-led drives and community outreach are crucial to increasing awareness and access to HPV vaccination.
- Who
- Indian women, lawmakers, clinicians, CK Birla Hospitals
- What
- Urgent push for HPV vaccination to prevent cervical cancer
- When
- Following Rajya Sabha's statement on cervical cancer deaths
- Where
- Jaipur and Kolkata, India
- Why
- To reduce the high mortality rate from cervical cancer and increase awareness about HPV vaccination
- Cervical Cancer Deaths in India
- More than 75,000 women annually
- HPV Vaccination Goal
- 5,000 vaccinations by CK Birla Hospitals
- HPV Strains Responsible
- Types 16 and 18
- Recommended Vaccination Age
- 9–14 years
- Cervical Cancer Prevention Potential
- Up to 90% reduction with high vaccination coverage
- Current Mortality Rate
- 9 women every hour