Whom Can You Contact?
Anvay has collaborated with ISCCP to enhance the reach of cancer screening and HPV vaccination.
#47, Byrasandra Main Road, Jayanagar 1st Block, Bangalore 560011
98800 48094
To explain about cervical cancer & HPV vaccination, they conduct awareness workhops in
Escape 271, Nirvana Country, Sector – 50, Gurgaon 122018
98731 62532
ISCCP has associated with Anvay Wellness to maximize reach of screening and HPV vaccination.
42E, Kamla Nagar, Delhi 110007
Dr Sweta Balani, Hon. Secretary
Since Cervarix and Gardasil vaccines are expensive, Swastava has been administering this vaccine free-of-cost to the poor, in partnership with Rotary Club of Hyderabad Pearls and Niloufer Hospital, Hyderabad.
401, Legend Classic, 4th floor, street no 4, Domalguda, Hyderabad 500029
98493 98879
CFI has brought together pediatricians and gynecologists in a drive to eliminate cervical cancer from India through HPV vaccination. Members of Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecological Societies of India (FOGSI) and the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) have been trained nationally using structured training modules to propagate the message of HPV vaccination.
47/2D Selimpur Road, Kolkata 700031
033-2405 3131
Have taken up a project to administer HR-HPV vaccine to underprivileged girls up to 15 years of age in the districts of Latur, Beed, Ahmednagar and Solapur.
Aditya Birla Centre, 1st Floor, 'C' Wing, S.K. Ahire Marg Worli, Mumbai, 400030
022-6652 5000
CPAA has run free HPV Vaccination Camps for girl students from marginalised sections, of age group 9 to 14 years, in the Districts of Ahmednagar, Beed, Latur and Solapur.
Smt. Panadevi Dalmia Cancer Management Centre, King George V Memorial, Dr E Moses Road, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai 400011
022-2492 4000, 2492 8775, 2492 1856
FOGSI strongly recommends HPV vaccine for primary prevention of cervical cancer.
C-5 to 7, 1st Floor, Trade World, D-wing Entrance, S. B. Marg, Kamala City, Lower Parel (W), Mumbai 400013.
022-2495 1654, 2495 1648, 2494 8032
IAPCOI recommends offering HPV vaccine to all females who can afford the vaccine.
Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Kamdhenu Business Bay, 5th Floor, Plot No. 51, Sector 1, Juinagar East, Nerul, Navi Mumbai 400706
022-2771 0857, 2771 5578
HPV vaccination saves women from cervical cancer...
Cervical cancer is the second most deadly cancer (after breast cancer) afflicting women in India. The numbers are staggering, with over 127,000 new cases and around 80,000 deaths every year. The disease is caused by persistent infection during sexual contact, of certain strains of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). HPV vaccines protect against these strains by generating anti-bodies. The vaccines have proven effective in reducing pre-cancerous lesions and cancer. However, it is important that vaccination is done prior to onset of sexual activity during which people become infected with the virus. The virus usually takes 15-20 years from contraction stage to cancer development.
The ideal age for vaccinating boys and girls is 9 to 14 years. However, studies have shown that immune reaction is strong till age 26 and women up to this age can take the vaccine if they have not been sexually active until then. Those receiving the vaccine before age 15, have to go in for a two-dose schedule. The interval between the two doses should be 6 months. Those older than 15 can use a three-dose schedule, with 2nd dose after 1 month and 3rd dose after 6 months.
Status of implementation of HPV vaccine in India...
'Cervavac' an indigenously developed quadrivalent HPV vaccine has been included in the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) and is offered free to girls aged 9-14 years' old. Once routine immunisation covers 80% girls, immunisation of boys will be considered. The vaccine can be taken by boys too because they are carriers of HPV virus and also because HPV can cause penile, anal and oral cancers.
Private hospitals and Gynecology clinics offer the vaccine on a chargeable basis. Further, organisations and NGOs listed under 'Whom Can You Contact?' section below are playing a major role in popularisng the vaccination.
It is to be noted that these vaccines protect against virus strains which account for about 70% of cervical cancer cases. Therefore, even after vaccination regular cancer screening is required during adult life.