Punjab to procure vaccine to prevent cervical cancer
The Punjab government has decided to sign an MoU with UNICEF to procure 40,000 anti-Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccines to check the spread of cervical cancer. The government will launch a free of cost vaccination programme to "eradicate" the "curse" of cervical cancer after the MoU is signed. Incidence of cervical cancer is second highest in Punjab after breast cancer.