Abstract
The Indian parliament's Standing Committee on Health, which, in April, 2010, began probing the use of HPV vaccines in two states after the reported deaths of seven girls, has concluded that “safety and rights of children were highly compromised and violated”. In view of the report's finding of violation of human rights and clinical trial rules, the committee has recommended legal action against non-profit organisation Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), which initiated the HPV project with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in 2007, a year before marketing approval for HPV vaccines was given in India. Addressing questions about the HPV vaccine project in IndiaA recent News item by Dinesh Sharma1 inaccurately reports conclusions from the investigation by the Indian Parliament's Standing Committee on Health of a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine delivery project in India, and perpetuates errors made in the actual investigation's report. We wish to correct these issues. Full-Text PDF
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
