The district’s well being division has begun rolling out the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine at major (PHC) and concrete major well being centres (UPHC), officers stated on Friday.
The vaccination marketing campaign to supply free Gardasil-4 photographs to ladies aged 14, started on February 26 on the Civil Hospital in Sector 10A and at sub-divisional hospitals in Sohna, Pataudi and Farrukh Nagar. The marketing campaign will now embrace round 30 UPHCs, PHCs and a polyclinic in Sector 31, in accordance with officers aware about the matter.
Dr Lokveer Singh, chief medical officer of Gurugram, stated the choice was aimed toward enhancing immunisation protection in opposition to cervical most cancers. “The primary part is targeted on offering a free vaccination shot to teenage ladies aged 14, which often prices round ₹4,000 or extra at personal well being services. The vaccine is used to guard in opposition to 4 high-risk HPV sorts (6, 11, 16, 18), among the many commonest variants posing a severe threat to the well being and well-being of girls,” Singh stated.
In accordance with Singh, part one in all immunisation goals to cowl round 30,000 ladies by Could 31. The well being division instructed HT round 316 ladies had obtained HPV doses on the district’s authorities hospitals till Friday.
Officers stated that the gradual turnout was resulting from preliminary vaccine hesitancy, a lack of understanding among the many focused inhabitants, social stigma and examinations at faculties. “The district activity drive is taking common conferences to assessment the rollout standing. Anybody can ebook appointments and obtain immunisation at many of the 41 well being services, barring just a few the place chilly storage-related points persist,” stated Dr Jayprakash Rajliwal, deputy civil surgeon.
Repeated letters are being written to the district’s training division to supply an inventory of beneficiary ladies from all authorities and personal faculties to extend focused consciousness drives and establishing of camps, officers stated. A letter was issued earlier this week to direct faculties within the district to encourage ladies, their dad and mom to take the dose, and deal with their queries at dad and mom’ instructor conferences (PTM), officers stated.
Saroj Dahia, district elementary instructional officer, stated the instructions have been forwarded to the colleges.
In accordance with well being division information, round 62,000 screenings to rule out cervical most cancers within the district by way of VIA (visible inspection with acetic acid) and pap smear exams had been carried out between April 2025 and March 2026. A complete of round 200,000 such cumulative screenings have been accomplished. The district obtained round 3,000 HPV doses initially of the immunisation marketing campaign in February.
