PM Modi Launches Nationwide HPV Vaccination Campaign for 14-Year-Old Girls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a nationwide HPV vaccination campaign on February 28, 2026, from Ajmer, Rajasthan, targeting approximately 1.15 crore girls aged 14 annually across India. The campaign uses the single-dose quadrivalent Gardasil 4 vaccine, protecting against HPV types 16, 18, 6, and 11, which cause cervical cancer and genital warts. Vaccinations are free and voluntary, conducted at government health facilities with parental consent. The initiative aims to reduce cervical cancer, the second most common cancer among Indian women, as part of the government's 'Swastha Nari' mission to strengthen preventive healthcare.