By: Mahim Pretap Singh, published in ‘The Hindu’ 14 October 2010 Activists concerned over commercial ICMR investigations on side effects and ethical issues are still on. BHOPAL: The controversial anti-cervical cancer vaccines Gardasil and Cervarix, trials of which were suspended by the Indian government earlier this year, are slowly expanding their presence in Madhya Pradesh […]
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Panel May Clear Cervical Cancer Vaccine Trials
By: Joe C. Mathew, New Delhi 28 September 2010 The three-member expert committee of the health ministry may give a clean chit to the agencies that conducted observational clinical trials on the safety and efficacy of cervical cancer vaccines marketed by global drug majors GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Merck in the country. The studies, independently initiated […]
RTI Act Not Applicable to HPV Vaccine
By: Arti Dhar, ‘The Hindu’ 09 August 2010 NEW DELHI: Information on the demonstration project and licensing of two vaccines to prevent cervical cancer has been exempted from public disclosure under Section 8 of the Right to Information Act, 2005. This is the reply received in response to an RTI application, submitted to the Union […]
HPV vaccinations in India: Moral and ethical questions raised by health advocacy groups
By: Norma Erickson, Vaccines Examiner 08 April 2010 Yesterday, V.M. Katoch, Director-General of the Indian Council of Medical Research, called a halt to an HPV vaccination ‘project’ being conducted in two rural Indian states, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. This ‘project’ was conducted by PATH International, in collaboration with the ICMR and the two respective state […]
HPV data fails to flag Aboriginal girls: Lack of monitoring vaccinations troubling
By: Breanne Massey 24 December 2010 More girls in Manitoba are getting vaccinated against the human papillomavirus that can cause cervical cancer. However, nobody appears to be watching the vaccination rate on aboriginal communities despite rising concerns over cervical cancer rates for aboriginal women. Manitoba Health statistics show 4,700 Grade 6 girls received the […]
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