Market Press Release – May 13, 2011 12:58 pm – New Delhi, May 13, 2011: Cancer cervix is the commonest cancer among Indian women, every hour it kills almost eight Indian women. It is caused by HPV infection, a common sexually transmitted viral infection. The high risk cofactors in its carcinogenesis are multiple sex partners, […]
HPV vaccine issue: Brinda Karat questions role of ICMR
By Aarti Dhar Writes to Ghulan Nabi Azad seeking answers: Rajya Sabha member Brinda Karat has questioned the role of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in the controversial Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine post-licensure observational study and pointed out that some officials of the institute acted as “partisans of non-governmental organisation PATH and […]
HPV Vaccine: Groups Demand Action
By Nimisha Jaiswal and Ishika Chawia Delhi “ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) is party to the agenda of a foreign NGO to promote the interests of the manufacturing brand. This brings the ethics of ICMR into question,” said Brinda Karat, Rajya Sabha MP and CPM leader. “We demand that the Union health ministry take […]
Final HPV Enquiry Report Finds Evidence of Violations
By Aarti Dhar The final report of the committee appointed by the Centre to enquire into alleged irregularities in the conduct of studies using Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine has found enough evidence to suggest that there were large-scale ethical violations during the conduct of “post-licensure observational study,” be it in obtaining the consent of […]
Controversial HPV Vaccination in AP Becomes Murkier
By Kaylan Ray, New Delhi DHNS The tale of the controversial cervical cancer vaccine trials in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat has become murkier with fresh evidences showing the complicity of the state government and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to push the unethical trial in clear violation of all norms. Andhra Pradesh government issued […]
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