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As galore arsenic 7,391 miss students volition person the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination successful the district, with the motorboat of the HPV vaccination programme astatine Palayamputhur authorities girls higher secondary schoolhouse successful Nallampalli artifact connected Tuesday (January 27, 2026). The programme was launched arsenic portion of the aviator survey to combat the incidence of HPV-induced cervical crab successful 4 districts.
Nationally, implicit 1.2 lakh women are diagnosed with cervical cancer. It is the 2nd highest crab successful the State adjacent to bosom cancer. While bosom crab affects 28.7% of women, cervical crab affects 14%.
The vaccination programme is the result of the budgetary announcement successful 2025-26, erstwhile the State authorities announced phased vaccination programme against HPV to screen 14-year-old girls and allocated funds worthy ₹36 crore.
The programme entails 11 antithetic vaccination medication to expectant mothers and children, preventing 12 antithetic types of preventable diseases.
The Tamil Nadu Cancer Registry Project, successful a 2019 study, recorded the Crude Incidence Rate astatine 16 women per 1 lakh women. As portion of the aviator study, Dharmapuri (30.40%); Perambalur (24%); Thiruvanamalai (23.30%); and Ariyalur (23.30%) reported precocious incidence of cervical cancer.
Over 30,209 girls are projected to beryllium vaccinated successful these prime districts. According to the administration, the HPV vaccine includes 0.5 ml of Gardasil that volition beryllium administered intramuscular successful near precocious arm.
About 60,375 doses are procured from Tamil Nadu Medical Service Corporation. Dharmapuri has received 16,464 does, Ariyalur-9296 doses; Perambalur- 5,824 doses; and Thiruvanamalai- 28,784 doses.
According to Collector R. Sadheesh, arsenic per the EMIS portal, 7,391 girls are successful the property radical of 14 years and are studying successful authorities and government-aided schools successful Dharmapuri, including 2084 girls successful higher secondary; 525 successful precocious schoolhouse and 102 girls successful mediate school. The vaccines volition beryllium administered done the 16 RBSK mobile wellness units nether the Health Department.
The Collector besides distributed certificates to girls upon the medication of the vaccine.
