Pakistan, Oct. 4 -- Punjab has officially added the cervical cancer vaccine to its routine immunisation schedule. The province leads Pakistan with over 90% coverage in the HPV vaccination campaign. Health officials confirmed that more than 6.7 million girls aged nine to 14 have already been vaccinated. This major public health move aims to protect girls from a preventable yet deadly disease.

Health Minister Khawaja Imran Nazir announced that the HPV vaccine is now the 13th addition to the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI). From now on, all nine-year-old girls in Punjab will receive the vaccine as part of routine care. This step integrates cervical cancer prevention into the province's long-term health policy. The minister called i...