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KLE Society organised the archetypal signifier of KLE HPV Vaccination Initiative, a preventive healthcare programme aimed astatine reducing the aboriginal load of cervical crab done Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among adolescents and eligible beneficiaries.
KAHER Chancellor Prabhakar B. Kore and KLE Society Co-ordinator Preeti K. Doddwad launched the run connected Tuesday.
The programme was implemented by Assistant Professor of Gynaecological Oncology, Department of Surgical Oncology, J.N. Medical College, KAHER, Belagavi, Swati S. Goudar, who is simply a Project Co-ordinator, KLE HPV Vaccination Initiative, with objective enactment from Professor and Head, Department of Paediatrics, JNMC, Belagavi, Dnyanesh D. Kamble and Professor, Department of Paediatrics, KLE JGMM Medical College, Hubballi, Shriharsha Badiger.
Awareness and sensitization programmes were conducted crossed 9 KLE Society schools successful Belagavi, Hubballi, Dharwad, Nippani, Chikkodi and Ankali.
The pupil sensitization and acquisition programme was supported by Deepti Kore and the Gulaab Seva Foundation, Bengaluru.
The programme enrolled a full of 589 beneficiaries, including 488 girls, 29 boys, and 72 big women wrong eligible property groups for HPV vaccination, done a structured exemplary integrating consciousness generation, informed consent and vaccine administration.
The inaugural utilized the Gardasil Quadrivalent HPV vaccine, a scientifically validated vaccine that provides extortion against HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18. Vaccination was administered according to age-appropriate dosing schedules with beneficiaries completing the recommended vaccine doses implicit an implementation play extending from September 2025 to May 2026.
All vaccination sessions were conducted wrong the infirmary premises of KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Belagavi, and KLE Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Hubballi.
Medical Director, KLESPPHRC, Col. M. Dayanand, Administrator, Clinical Services, Rajashekar Somanatti and others were present.
