New Delhi, March 5 -- Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Thursday hailed the BJP government's efforts in fighting Cervical Cancer, stating that the HPV vaccination campaign, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will completely integrate the vaccine into India's universal immunisation program.

Addressing a press conference on global health issues with Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Nadda said that through the Ayushman Bharat initiative, 86 million women have successfully been screened for Cervical Cancer, adding that screening is now available at 1,81,000 Ayushman Arogya Mandir across the country.

The Union Health Minister emphasised the seriousness of this cancer and lauded the...