hpv vaccination
Delhi State Cancer Institute organized Cancer Awareness, Prevention and Screening (CAPS) program at Bharat Mandapam from 25 to 27 July 2026. The objective of this three-day event was to increase awareness about cancer among the general public, encourage timely screening and make cancer prevention services available to the people free of cost. During the program, free screening of oral, breast, cervical and prostate cancer was done.
Apart from this, training on Breast Self-Examination, advice from expert doctors, cancer awareness sessions and advice on HPV infection and its prevention were also given.
Free vaccination for girls aged 9 to 15 years
The main attraction of the event was free HPV vaccination for girls aged 09–15 years. About 200 vaccine doses were administered to girls on a “first come, first served” basis. Along with this, people were also made aware about HPV-DNA self-testing. A large number of people participated in the program and received information from experts about cancer prevention, early detection and healthy lifestyle.
What is HPV vaccination?
This is a vaccine to be administered to girls aged 9 to 15 years. This is an effective way to protect against human papillomavirus. Experts say that this virus can spread through skin and sexual contact. Due to this, women are at risk of cervical cancer. Both men and women are at risk of cancer of the throat, penis, vagina and vulva. Through HPV vaccine, the body’s immune system is able to work better against this virus. In this way, there is less fear of serious infection and serious diseases related to it in future.
What did the expert say
Dr. Savita Arora, Director, Delhi State Cancer Institute said on the occasion that cancer is a disease whose timely identification and effective prevention can save millions of lives. Our aim is not just to provide treatment, but to make cancer prevention a mass movement by increasing awareness among people. “Through such community programmes, we are committed to providing quality preventive health services to every section of the society.”
Dr. Pragya Shukla, Head of Department, Clinical Oncology, Delhi State Cancer Institute, said that regular screening can detect cancer in its early stages, which increases the chances of success of treatment manifold. Whereas HPV vaccination is a very effective means of preventing cervical cancer. “We urge all girls and their parents to take advantage of this safe and effective vaccine.”
In the future also, Delhi State Cancer Institute will continuously strive to provide cancer prevention, timely detection and quality health services to every section of the society through such public awareness and community health programs so that the country can be saved from cancer as much as possible.
