In a major push for women’s healthcare, the Indian government is set to roll out a nationwide program offering free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations to adolescent girls. The initiative aims to drastically reduce the rising cases of cervical cancer.
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda has inaugurated India’s indigenously developed Tetanus and Adult Diphtheria (Td) vaccine at the Central Research Institute in Kasauli. Replacing the older Tetanus Toxoid (TT) vaccine, this launch marks a massive milestone in strengthening India’s public health infrastructure and expanding immunization coverage.
The Nipah virus doesn’t spread as fast as COVID-19, but when it strikes, it kills up to 75% of those infected. First detected on Malaysian pig farms in 1998 and later resurfacing in India and Bangladesh through bats and contaminated date palm sap, Nipah now ranks among the WHO’s “priority pathogens.” This editorial traces its origins, major outbreaks and why, even in 2026, the world remains dangerously exposed.
