HPV vaccination drive for MBBS students held at Zulekha Yenepoya Institute of Oncology
Zulekha Yenepoya Institute of Oncology collaborated with Departments of Community Medicine, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yenepoya Medical College arranged the first vaccination drive for eligible MBBS students who volunteered to get the first dose of HPV vaccine on 4 March 2024 at ZYIO marking HPV awareness Day and the first Anniversary of Zulekha Yenepoya Institute of Oncology and 25th year Silver Jubilee of Yenepoya Medical College.
Organised by Dr. M. Vijayakumar; Vice Chancellor, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) and Director, ZYIO, Dr. Mariam Anjum Ifthikar, first Gynaecological Oncologist and First Lady Robotic Surgeon of Mangalore, ZYIO and Dr. Abhay S Nirgude, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, YMC; the first HPV Vaccination drive was a successful event which was supported by Serum Institute of India.
Dr. H. R. Thimmaiah, District Health Officer, Dakshina Kannada District was the Chief Guest along with Guest of Honour Dr. Rajesh B V , RCH officer, Dakshina Kannada District who inaugurated the program and applauded the initiative and success of the event . The program was attended by Heads of the departments of YMCH and Ms. Surmi Farhad,Director of Purchase, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) congratulated the beneficiaries for the initiative.
Dr. Anjum , the organising chair , stressed upon the fact that cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among the females . Although being a preventable cancer , generally women present in advanced stage of cancer. More than 95% of the cervical cancer is caused by HPV virus. The HPV vaccination is more efficacious if given between the age group of 9-26 years .As the Government of India is planning to roll out HPV shots in the National Immunisation programme for the girls between 9-14 years, the special attention is given to the students of the campus between 18 to 26 years of age.
The mega vaccination drive was concluded by releasing the balloons by the dignitaries and statutory officers of the University. Organising secretaries ,Dr.Basma Reem Ameer was the master of ceremony and Dr Neha Kamath gave the vote of thanks.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
