<h1>Parliamentary panel urges nationwide HPV vaccine rollout in Universal Immunisation Programme, expand screening, diagnostics, and cancer-care capacity</h1> A parliamentary panel urged rapid nationwide inclusion of the HPV vaccine in the Universal Immunisation Programme to curb cervical cancer, noting rollout has so far begun only in two states despite prior budget and technical group recommendations. The panel recommended scaling up national screening, prioritising regions with limited access, and conducting region-specific awareness campaigns leveraging NGOs and celebrity survivors. It also urged targeted upskilling of doctors, nurses, and technicians at primary and secondary centres, strengthening district health facilities, and promoting domestic production of radiotherapy and PET scan equipment to reduce costs and improve cancer-care capacity.