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Topic: HPV

‘One woman dies of cervical cancer every 8 minutes in India’—Centre’s HPV vaccine drive could change that

The drive will cover all 1.15 crore girls who turn 14 each year and will run as a special programme, separate from India’s Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP).

Cervarix to Cervavac: A look at cervical cancer vaccines available in India & how much they cost

During interim budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said govt would encourage vaccination against HPV. Experts call for including it in Universal Immunisation Programme. 

Scottish study finds zero cases of cervical cancer among women vaccinated against HPV at 12-13 yrs

Study conducted by Public Health Scotland in collaboration with University of Strathclyde & University of Edinburgh. Findings published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Will countries like India get bullied into bad health choices, or can new WHO chief help?

Politically contentious issues lead to a division in WHO ranks between the developing & developed countries on whether IPR protection helps access to drugs.

On Camera

How the US is rapidly reaching the limits of imperial over-reach

Beyond the immediate protection of Israel and its borders, which the USA could reasonably commit itself to, it did not need to get into every war in the Muslim world.

Why the US shouldn’t try to outsmart the oil market

Selling oil futures would be a desperate ploy, born of panic about rising US gasoline and diesel retail prices ahead of the midterm elections.

Israel’s tolerance for persistent threats on its borders has eroded: US intel on Iran war

When conflict with Iran ends, says the report, area’s key players are likely to reexamine longstanding assumptions & alliances as they determine how best to advance their interests.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.