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 […]
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 […]
Rwanda launches fight against cervical cancer
By Berna Namata Rwanda could become the first country in Africa to effectively fight cervical cancer following the launch of a comprehensive national prevention programme last week. Rwanda will be the first country in Africa to offer a national prevention programme that includes the most advanced technologies and tools to protect girls and women from […]
