Universal Immunisation Programme

Why is a vaccine that would drastically reduce the incidence of cervical cancer not a part of India's universal immunisation programme

Cervical cancer is strongly linked to certain strains of HPV. Two strains of HPV, HPV 16 and 18, cause over 70% of cases of the disease in India.

Encephalitis in Bihar: Lack of proper preventive measures make brain fever recurrent disease, but causative agents continue to elude doctors

Despite efforts of the Government of India, the burden and mortality of AES cases have not decreased, and definitive causative agents are yet to be pinned down.

President Ram Nath Kovind launches pulse polio programme for 2018 on eve of National Immunisation Day

President Ram Nath Kovind launched the Pulse Polio programme for 2018 by administering polio drops to children below five years at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi

Mission Indradhanush: Govt identifies 254 districts across 28 states for immunisation programme

The government has identified 254 districts spread across 28 states to enhance its immunisation coverage under the Mission Indradhanush programme during the ongoing World Immunisation Week.

Centre gives nod to include three more vaccines in UIP

India has relied on oral polio vaccine (OPV) to successfully eradicate polio but OPV has very remote but real possibility of its virus turning virulent and IPV will also keep community's immunity level high, according to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.