India launches indigenous vaccine for prevention of cervical cancer
NEW DELHI, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- India's Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Thursday announced the launch of the country's first indigenously developed vaccine "Cervavac" for the prevention of cervical cancer.
The vaccine has been jointly developed by the Serum Institute of India, located in Pune city in the southern western state of Maharashtra, and the Department of Biotechnology under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology.