Cervical cancer Current Affairs, GK & News
CERVAVAC: Cervical Cancer Vaccine
The cervix is the lowermost part of the uterus. Tumour in the cervix is generally referred to as cervical cancer. A vaccine to cure cervical cancer was recently launched by the Serum Institute of India. The name of the vaccine is CERVAVAC. This is the first time India is producing a vaccine for cervical cancer. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Breast cancer • CERVAVAC • Cervical cancer • Cervical cancer in India • Department of Biotechnology (DBT) • HPV vaccine • Human Vaccines • indigenous vaccine • International Classification of Diseases • Lung cancer • National Girl Child Day • Self reliance • self reliant india • Serum Institute of India (SII) • Vaccines • World Health Organisation (WHO)
Cervical Cancer Vaccine “Cervavac”
India is planning to launch HPV vaccine for preventing cervical cancer in 2023 for girls aged 9 to 14 years. What is Cervavac? Cervavac is a quadrivalent vaccine that is capable of preventing cervical cancer through the immunization process. It is known as a quadrivalent vaccine since it is capable of providing immunization against four ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Anti-cervical cancer vaccine by SII • Cervical • Cervical cancer • Cervical cancer in India
India’s first indigenously developed qHPV against cervical cancer
Recently Serum Institute of India (SII) and Department of Biotechnology (DBT) launched indigenously developed quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for prevention of cervical cancer. Highlights The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) last month granted market authorization to Serum Institute of India (SII) for the production of this indigenously developed vaccine against cervical cancer. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: CERVAVAC • Cervical cancer • Department of Biotechnology • qHPV • quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus • Serum Institute of India
WHO: For the first time commits to eliminate cervical cancer globally
During its closing day of 73rd World Health Assembly, on November 17, 2020, the World Health Organization released the “Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer”. The international organization aims to reduce more than 40% of new cases by 2050 by screening, vaccination and treatment. Background Cervical cancer is the fourth most common ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Cancer • Cervical cancer • Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) • World Health Assembly (WHA) • World Health Organisation (WHO)
The researchers at IIT-Delhi develops AI based disease detector
The researchers at IIT-Delhi have designed an “Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based low-power electronic hardware system” to easily detect Malaria, Tuberculosis (TB), Intestinal parasite, and Cervical cancer in a few milliseconds. The research is focused on building an intelligent Neuromorphic system which can be used for healthcare access in resource-constrained areas with limited access to human specialists. ..
Topics: Cancer • Cervical cancer • Gynaecological cancer • Health • Infectious causes of cancer • Infectious diseases • Medical specialties • RTT • Tuberculosis • Vaccine-preventable diseases