Nation-wide vaccination drive against cervical cancer to begin from January first week

Key Points

• The government of Nepal will start a nationwide HPV vaccination program against cervical cancer in the first week of January 2026.
• The vaccination will be integrated into the regular national immunization calendar.
• Approximately 350,000 girls above 10 years in grade 6 will receive the vaccine this year.
• Last year, over 1.688 million girls aged 10 to 14 were vaccinated with two doses, but this year only a single dose will be administered.