Cervical Cancer Vaccination Campaign Launched

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched India's nationwide HPV Vaccination Programme on February 28, 2026, from Ajmer, Rajasthan. The free campaign targets 1.15 crore girls aged 14 annually, using a single dose of Gardasil-4, 93–100% effective against cervical cancer-causing HPV types. India, which accounts for 25% of global cervical cancer deaths, joins over 160 countries with HPV vaccination in their national immunisation schedules. To read more: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressNoteDetails.aspx?NoteId=157592&ModuleId=3&reg=3&lang=1 FOLLOW US ON: • TWITTER: @pib_india https://twitter.com/pib_india • FACEBOOK: @pibindia https://www.facebook.com/pibindia • INSTAGRAM: @pibindia https://www.instagram.com/pibindia • PUBLIC: @pibindia https://public.app/user/profile/9U6YF... • Visit Our Official Website: https://pib.gov.in/ • Read Our Blogs Here: https://pibindia.wordpress.com/ _____________ ABOUT US: Press Information Bureau (PIB) is the nodal agency of Government of India to disseminate information to print/electronic media on government policies, programmes, initiatives and achievements. PIB disseminates information through press releases, press notes, photographs, videos, infographics and also through social media platforms. It also organises Press Conferences, Press Briefings, Interviews of Ministers/Senior Officers for sensitising media persons on important policy initiatives of the Government.