India, Feb. 28 -- Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta launched a three-month Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination drive for 14-year-old girls at Guru Tegh Bahadur (GTB) Hospital on Saturday.

During the launch, 23 girls aged 14 received the HPV vaccine, becoming the first beneficiaries of the special vaccination drive in Delhi.

For many, the drive brought awareness about cervical cancer. "I didn't know a virus could cause cervical cancer. Now I understand how it can affect women and why this vaccine is important," said 14-year-old Astha, one of the beneficiaries.

Priyanjali, also 14, said she had only vaguely heard of cervical cancer from her mother. "Where I work, they had once told me how this vaccination can save my daughters from fut...