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Tamil Nadu is acceptable to rotation retired the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme by the extremity of adjacent month.
While the programme volition beryllium implemented successful each 38 districts, it volition commencement disconnected with 4 districts with precocious incidence of cervical crab — Ariyalur, Perambalur, Tiruvannamalai, and Dharmapuri.
A full of 3,38,000 girls crossed the State volition payment from this vaccination programme. The archetypal dose volition beryllium administered to 27,000 children successful the 4 districts, Health Minister Ma. Subramanian told reporters connected the sidelines of an lawsuit to people World AIDS Day connected Friday (December 12, 2025).
The State authorities allocated ₹36 crore successful its erstwhile fund for the HPV vaccination programme for girls aged 9 to 14 years to forestall cervical cancer. The vaccination programme volition beryllium launched by the extremity of adjacent month.
“The tender has been finalised, and the enactment is nearing completion. Once the process is over, the vaccination volition beryllium procured,” helium said, adding that grooming connected administering the vaccine began for doctors and nurses this week.
Girls aged 14 years would beryllium vaccinated and then, the programme would spell connected to screen those aged betwixt 9 and 14 years. Each kid would person 2 doses. “The programme volition commencement disconnected by vaccinating girls studying successful authorities and government-aided schools,” helium said. Tamil Nadu volition beryllium the archetypal State successful the state to supply the HPV escaped of cost, helium added. In the backstage sector, 1 dose of the vaccine costs astir ₹2,000.
HIV successful State
The HIV prevalence was 0.23% successful India, portion it was 0.16% successful Tamil Nadu. The State was ensuring 100% screening of large women for HIV and syphilis, thereby preventing transmission to the baby. There were 2,600 Nambikkai Maiyams (Integrated Counselling and Testing Centres) and 81 Anti Retroviral Therapy centres successful the State.
A fewer years ago, shops doing “blood art” were unopen down, and monitoring of specified practices continues. Similarly, harmless handling of needles and its contiguous disposal are besides being monitored, Mr. Subramanian said.
The Minister said that assorted consciousness initiatives are being taken continuously to marque Tamil Nadu escaped of HIV/AIDS by 2030.
