An ICMR-backed trial in 14 villages of Telangana’s Medchal-Malkajgiri district found that doorstep screening and treatment reduced anaemia prevalence among adolescent girls from 56 per cent to 40.7 per cent. The intervention also increased haemoglobin levels by 1.03 g/dL
West Bengal launched a statewide HPV vaccination campaign targeting 7.65 lakh girls aged 14 years. The free programme aims to prevent cervical cancer through a single-dose Gardasil-4 vaccine, with vaccinations being administered across government health facilities under the national immunisation initiative
Hyderabad: Room to Read (RtR) India which initiated a nationwide campaign #HarKadamBetiKeSang: Leadership Ki Tarang 2021, has reached out to adolescent girls of RtR’s Girls’ Education Programme, teachers and Girls of Girls’ Education programme, parents and caregivers and government stakeholders, in Telangana. Focused on intensifying community engagement by integrating the national campaign into a State-level […]
